Tsuba with Two Cranes among Reeds

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description On the front of this tsuba are two cranes among reeds at the water's edge. A third crane is on the reverse. Cranes are a symbol of longevity. Paired cranes often symbolize marital happiness and fidelity. Both secondary holes of this tsuba have been plugged.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 紫雲斎　弘親; [Translation] Shiunsai/Hirochika

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Uchikoshi Hirochika (Japanese, ca. 1825) (Artist)

Period

ca. 1825 (Edo)

Medium

shibuichi, silver gilt, gilt
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.194

Measurements

3 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.6 x 7.06 x 0.4 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View