This tsuba is a collaboration between two artists. The metalwork was done by Masayoshi and the enamel work was executed by a member of the Hirata school of cloisonné artists. Across both sides of the tsuba, various seals and flower crests are interspersed with Taoist symbols. On the front, the flower crests are paulownia.Versions of the paulownia crest were used by the Imperial family and high-ranking warrior families. On the reverse, the crests are cherry blossoms. The edge of the tsuba is gilded in gold.

Japanese

H: 3 3/16 × W: 2 15/16 × D: 3/16 in. (8.1 × 7.4 × 0.4 cm)

medium: shakudo (gold-copper alloy), gold, enamel

style: Ishiguro School

culture: Japanese

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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