Knife Hilt

Native Name:

Kozuka

Object Number:

21681

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Japanese

Provenience:

Japan

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Metal

Description:

From side of a sword. Giant carp leaping a waterfall -- symbol of a youth's struggle for success against great odds. (The same carp is represented in large paper wind streamers.)

Credit Line:

Gift of Sarah Frishmuth

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] 1981. Echoes of the Samurai: An Exhibition of Japanese Arms and Armor. : Page/Fig./Plate: 21

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