Tsuba with Sea Creatures: Eel, Flying Fish, Spiny Lobster, and Octopus
Various sea creatures crafted in different metal alloys are depicted on this tsuba. Along the upper right edge is a spiny lobster, which is often used as a symbol of longevity. At the lower right is a flying fish. An octopus occupies the lower left. On the reverse are an eel a...
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32756
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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2
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.285_Back_DD_JP08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.285_Back_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.285 |
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Japanese
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