Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Carp and Water Milfoil
ca. 1800 (late Edo)
iron, silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The carp is an auspicious symbol and here it is shown swimming among water milfoil. The waves of the water are made through incised lines on the tsuba. The reverse side shows a rocky shore and stream.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 15/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 1/4 in. (7.4 × 7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.280