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).

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Title: 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, 1760–1828)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), 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)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Object Number: 43.120.723, .724
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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