Description
This tsuba is decorated with a motif of bamboo in gold enamel. Bamboo is a symbol of summer and is frequently depicted in Japanese art.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] 勝本市雲; [Translation] Katsumoto Ichiun
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
