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波濤に岩上鷹図大小鐔 Matching Pair of Sword Guards (<i>Daishō-tsuba</i>) by 石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune

波濤に岩上鷹図大小鐔 Matching Pair of Sword Guards (&lt;i&gt;Daishō-tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)

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Artist
石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune
Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, copper
Dimensions
43.120.723: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g); 43.120.724: 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)
Culture
Japanese
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Department
Arms and Armor
Gallery
380
Location
380
Credit
Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943

Description

Overview 波濤に岩上鷹図大小鐔 Matching Pair of Sword Guards (Daishō-tsuba) Fittings maker Inscribed by 石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune Japanese late 18th–early 19th century On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 380 This matching pair of sword guards (daishō-tsuba) made by Ishiguro Masatsune (石黒政常, 1760–1828) features a hawk perched on a rock above the sea. The depiction of birds and flowers was the forte of the Ishiguro School, which was established by Masatsune toward the end of the eighteenth century. The solemn character of their interpretations, seen here in the magnificent birds of prey, made Ishiguro works popular among Samurai and elevated the school to one of the most thriving centers of sword-fitting production in Edo (present-day Tōkyō).