Tsuba with Buddha and Demon in Mountains

Description Depictions of a rocky mountain surround fill this tsuba. At the upper left is Buddha, who is identifiable by his robes and halo around his head. At the lower right is a demon. On the reverse are more moutains and trees.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 良次制; [Transliteration] Yoshitsugu sei; [Translation] Made by Yoshitsugu

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters