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| Keywords: Otsuki Mitsuoki - Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Kinkô on his Carp - Walters 51228 - Back.jpg The man riding the carp on this tsuba is the Chinese immortal Kinkô Ch Kingao Kinkao The carp is leaping from the waves at the upper right Kinkô was said to have lived over two centuries and frequently painted fish The king of the fish offered him a journey through the river After his visit Kinkô appeared briefly to his disciples asked them to never kill fish and then disappeared into the river The reverse of the tsuba shows a view of Mt Fuji between 1766 1834 Edo shibuichi gold silver copper cm 7 67 6 87 0 4 accession number 51 228 8598 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Otsuki Mitsuoki place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Otsuki Mitsuoki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
