Keywords: Terumitsu - Tsuba with a Carp - Walters 51188.jpg The background of this tsuba is decorated in a beaded pattern known as fish eggs nanako-ji At the bottom a carp is depicted among aquatic plants The carp is an auspicious sign On the back are two tree stumps and grasses late 18th-early 19th century mid Edo shakudo gold copper cm 7 3 6 7 0 31 accession number 51 188 9923 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Toundô/Terumitsu place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Terumitsu Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update |