Keywords: Hamano Masanobu - Tsuba with a Hawk and a Sparrow - Walters 51381 - Back.jpg The body of this tsuba is designed with a wood grain texutre made of multiple metals At the upper right a hawk is perched on a branch looking down Below the hawk at the lower left is a sparrow On the reverse there is a branch at the upper left and a sparrow in flight at the bottom 1836 late Edo sentoku copper silver cm 8 5 accession number 51 381 797 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kônen rokujû san/Otsuryûken Miboku; Translation Age 63/Otsuryûken Mibuku place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Hamano Masanobu Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |