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Source Description
The body of this tsuba is comprised of carps. Most are swimming in a clockwise direction around the tsuba. Their scales are highlighted with gold gilding. Carps are a felicitous motif and a symbol of longevity.
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Document identity
localId
37440
label
Tsuba with Carp
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
37440
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Carp
description
The body of this tsuba is comprised of carps. Most are swimming in a clockwise direction around the tsuba. Their scales are highlighted with gold gilding. Carps are a felicitous motif and a symbol of longevity.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.1
height
6.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.06 x 6.85 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 光廣 肥前国矢上住; [Transliteration] hizen yagami jû/mitsuhiro; [Ttranslation] residing in Yagami
Hizen province/Mitsuhiro
med
iron, gilt, copper
creator_ids
4413
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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9253f3e7d848c84e
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3
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photo
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no
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no