Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Carp
18th century (mid Edo)
iron, gilt, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
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, Yagami (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.06 x 6.85 x 0.5 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.
51.226