Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with a Carp
mid 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
shakudo, copper, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba shows a carp swimming amongst reeds and water milfoil. The black body of the carp contrasts strongly with the gold plants. Carps are auspicious symbols.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 13/16 x W: 2 11/16 x D: 1/8 in. (7.14 x 6.78 x 0.38 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.
51.197