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Source Description
A carp is shown swimming amongst water milfoil on the end cap. Carps are an auspicious motif.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29315
label
Kashira with Carp and Water Milfoil
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29315
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Carp and Water Milfoil
description
A carp is shown swimming amongst water milfoil on the end cap. Carps are an auspicious motif.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, sentoku, copper, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0ad066490665644b