Unidentified, probably American
Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji
1869
Scroll
Unidentified, probably American
Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji
1869
Physical Qualities
Copper alloy, shibuichi, gold, silver, 10.6 x 10 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number
1955.166.10
Wasobei in the hands of a giant (front); snow-capped Mt. Fuji (back)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7- May 8, 2016.
Inscribed: Signed: shuno hogen nobuyoshi
Artist Japanese Artist from a design by Hamano Shozui (1696-1769)
Unidentified, probably American
