Sword Guard (Tsuba): Four-clawed Dragons with Sword in Tail

Artist: Attributed to Tomotsune of the Nakai Family (Japanese)

Date: 1680-1700, Edo Period (1600-1868)

Dimensions:

3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (8.3 × 8.3 cm)

Medium: steel and gold

Classification: Metalwork

Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number: 1912.733

DescriptionPerforated steel and gold.

Front: a four-clawed dragon with sword in tail.
Back: a four-clawed dragon with sword in tail with inscription

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