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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Waves

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Waves

Artist Kaneiye (Japanese)
Date17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 1/16 × 3 in. (7.8 × 7.6 cm)
Mediumiron
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.722
Not on View
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Gama Sennin with a Toad near Waterfall; (back) Rock, Mountains, and Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Gama Sennin with a Toad near Waterfall; (back) Rock, Mountains, and Tree
Kaneiye
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bama Sennin with toad near waterfall, (back) a rock, mountains and a tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bama Sennin with toad near waterfall, (back) a rock, mountains and a tree
Kaneiye
17th century
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Mount Fuji and Falcon with Waves below; (back) Eggplant with Waves below
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Mount Fuji and Falcon with Waves below; (back) Eggplant with Waves below
Sadanaga of the Jokshu School
about 1825-1850, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
Masakage
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Eagle above Waves; (back) Monkey in Tree with Storm Cloud Above
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Eagle above Waves; (back) Monkey in Tree with Storm Cloud Above
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Pheasant, Flowers, and Small Bird; (back) Geese Flying over Waves Reflecting the Moon
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Pheasant, Flowers, and Small Bird; (back) Geese Flying over Waves Reflecting the Moon
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Wave Pattern
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Wave Pattern
Nanashi
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Supernatural Being Riding on the Back of a Crane over Dashing Waves
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Supernatural Being Riding on the Back of a Crane over Dashing Waves
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fisherman Watching Two Men in Fairy Tale; (back) Waves
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fisherman Watching Two Men in Fairy Tale; (back) Waves
Gyokuryuken, also called Katsuhiro
about 1825-1850, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba) for a Short Sword (wakizashi): (front) Plum Tree with Blossoms; (back) the reverse of the forms on the front
Sword Guard (Tsuba) for a Short Sword (wakizashi): (front) Plum Tree with Blossoms; (back) the reverse of the forms on the front
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Long Sword (katana): The Battle of Genpei, Japanese Civil War
Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Long Sword (katana): The Battle of Genpei, Japanese Civil War
Soheishi Nyudo
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Medium-length Sword: (front) Shoki, the Chinese Demon-queller Walks along a Rocky Cliff; (back) Fleeing Demon Crawls beneath the Cliff
Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Medium-length Sword: (front) Shoki, the Chinese Demon-queller Walks along a Rocky Cliff; (back) Fleeing Demon Crawls beneath the Cliff
Edo Period (1600-1868)

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