Fittings maker:Inscribed by Ishiguro Masatsune (Japanese, 1760–1828)
Date:late 18th–early 19th century
Culture:Japanese
Medium:Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions:H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g)
Classification:Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line:Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession Number:43.120.724
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription: Inscribed: Togakushi Ishiguro Masatsune [with kakihan].
Provenance
Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, New York and Coco Beach, Florida (by 1915–43; their gift to MMA).