Tsuba with Wading Heron and Reeds

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description On this tsuba, two herons wade through reeds near the waters edge. The decoration is confined to the lower left edge. The reeds and stream continue on the reverse.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune [kao]

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Ishiguro Masatsune (Japanese, 1760-1828) (Artist)

Period

18th-19th century (late Edo)

Medium

shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.158

Measurements

2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (6.6 x 6.1 x 0.42 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View