Tsuba with Boat and Moon

Description On the front of the tsuba, a full moon slightly obscured by clouds appears at the upper left. Beneath it is a boat in the water. On the reverse, geese are shown in flight. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Iwamoto Kansai saku; [Translation] Made by Iwamoto Kansai

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters