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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba, a carp is shown leaping from the water. Its body arches to the left, following the curve of the tsuba's edge. At the upper left is a wasp that may be the carp's prey. At the bottom, waves show where the carp exited the water. On the reverse are water and lily pads.
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Document identity
localId
26577
label
Tsuba with a Carp Leaping Out of Water
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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26577
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with a Carp Leaping Out of Water
description
On the right side of this tsuba, a carp is shown leaping from the water. Its body arches to the left, following the curve of the tsuba's edge. At the upper left is a wasp that may be the carp's prey. At the bottom, waves show where the carp exited the water. On the reverse are water and lily pads.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1860 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
4 in. (10.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Natsuo School
inscriptions
[Date] Manen ka-no-e saru aki saku; [Translation] Made in the autumn of the [first year] of Manen (1860)
the year of the monkey; [Signature] 万延庚申秋作 夏雄; [Translation] Natsuo [Seal]
med
iron, gold, copper
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3841
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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ecea9abac95efaf1
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3
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photo
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no