Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects
Iwamoto Konkan (Japanese, 1744-1801) (Artist)
late 18th century (mid Edo)
silver alloy, gold alloy, gilded copper
(Japanese Military Armor)

This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on the reverse with chrysanthemums at the bottom.
Inscription

[Signature] 岩本昆寛; [Translation] Iwamoto Konkan
Provenance

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

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