Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea
ArtistStyle of
Yoshiteru
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm)
Mediumshakudo with gold, silver, and copper inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.779
Not on View
Collections
- Decorative Arts
Tsuchiya school
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do
about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Rozayemon Hosono
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Yasuchika
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
about 1750, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Naoharu Yanagawa
about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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