Tsuba with Carp
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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37440
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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3
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.226_MrkA_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.226_MrkA_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| imageCount | 3 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.226 |
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