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Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Form of the Indian Priest Daruma
Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Form of the Indian Priest Daruma

Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Form of the Indian Priest Daruma

Artist Kotetsu Okisato of the Nagasone School (Japanese)
Dateabout 1650-1700, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in. (8.1 × 7.8 cm)
Mediumiron
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.728
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  • Decorative Arts
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Flying Birds; (back) Birds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Flying Birds; (back) Birds
Nobushige Umetada School
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Dragon and Clouds over the Sea
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Dragon and Clouds over the Sea
Nobutsuma Nakai School
early 17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Grapes
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Grapes
Juigo Yatsubiro of the Hito Juigo School
early 17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Soten School
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Shape of a Horse
Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Shape of a Horse
Yamashiro (kyo) School
mid-18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Zoganbu School
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Insects and Autumn Grass
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Insects and Autumn Grass
Kyotsuba School
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Boat beneath Bridge and Birds Flying over Water
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Boat beneath Bridge and Birds Flying over Water
Naoshiga Okamoto School
17th century
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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Hotei, God of Good Luck, with a Bag; (back) Ebisu (?), God of Daily Food, in a Boat with Crane, Symbol of Longevity, Flying Above
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Hotei, God of Good Luck, with a Bag; (back) Ebisu (?), God of Daily Food, in a Boat with Crane, Symbol of Longevity, Flying Above
School of Masayoshi Ishiguro
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Rocky Landscape Seen by Moonlight with Stream and Small Sailboats; (back) Man under Snow-covered Bamboo Branches
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Rocky Landscape Seen by Moonlight with Stream and Small Sailboats; (back) Man under Snow-covered Bamboo Branches
Okabe Jakushi II, Hizen School, Nagasaki
about 1730, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Three-toed Dragon Holding the Jewel of Buddha
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Three-toed Dragon Holding the Jewel of Buddha
Hagiya Katsuhira, Mito School
about 1850, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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