Kozuka of a Flintlock Pistol

Description On the front of the kozuka is a relief carving of a pistol, made of gold, silver and copper. The subject matter is an interesting pairing with the traditional sword on which the kozuka would have been mounted. On the reverse is a landscape scene. The edge of a torii gate is visible on the right, with a path extending towards the left into trees. The artist's signature is also on the reverse.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 弘親; [Translation] Hirochika; [Inscription] 吉岳豊前介

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters