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Source Description
A carp is shown swimming up a waterfall. Carps are felicitous symbols in Japanese culture and are a sign of perseverance.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
12370
label
Kozuka with a Carp Ascending a Waterfall
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
12370
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Carp Ascending a Waterfall
description
A carp is shown swimming up a waterfall. Carps are felicitous symbols in Japanese culture and are a sign of perseverance.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, shakudo (?)
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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1835349871f62719
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d14194e6ffe70578
hasOcr
no
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no