Kashira with Chrysanthemums, Pampas Grass, and Crescent Moon

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description Chrysanthemums and pampas grass are depicted on kashira. A crescent moon is behind the grasses. The plants are emblems of autumn. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1010.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Ishiguro Masakatsu (Japanese, active mid 19th century) (Artist)

Period

mid 19th century (late Edo)

Medium

shibuichi, silver, gold alloys, shakudo, and copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1011

Measurements

L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Aizu (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View