Tsuba with a Carp

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description A carp is depicted swimming along the lower right edge of this tsuba. Carps are felicitous symbols and are associated with some of the Shinto gods. The reverse of the tsuba shows a lily pond.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] 夏雄; [Translation] Natsuo (kao)

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Kano Natsuo (Japanese, 1828-1898) (Artist)

Period

1848-1898 (late Edo-Meiji)

Medium

iron, gold, silver
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.248

Measurements

3 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.9 x 7.2 x 0.54 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View