Hand Cannon
The decoration on the barrel shows carp ascending a waterfall, symbolic of success in life.
Credit: Gift of Marshall C. Lefferts, 1909
Barrel late 18th-early 19th century; stock, dated 1865
Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass
94.0 cm
09.49.2
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2025
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