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Tsuba with a Large Carp and Two Small Fish
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba shows a carp swimming along with two other fish. Carp are often associated with good fortune. The back of the tsuba shows additional aquatic life in the form of a spiny lobster and a water bug. Bubbles in the water are indicated in gold.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/4 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.2 x 7.55 x 0.41 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.114