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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bamboo, Waterfall, and Tiger; (back) Bamboo Motif
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bamboo, Waterfall, and Tiger; (back) Bamboo Motif

Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bamboo, Waterfall, and Tiger; (back) Bamboo Motif

ArtistStyle of Michihisa Yatabe
Place of OriginJapan
Date17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (8.4 × 7.9 cm)
Mediumteel with gold and shibuichi inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.755
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  • Decorative Arts
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Spray of Camellia Flowers with Two Large Blossoms; (back) Smaller Spray of Camellias
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Spray of Camellia Flowers with Two Large Blossoms; (back) Smaller Spray of Camellias
about 1750, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do
about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Man with Fan Looking at Gourd Vine; (back) Poem: Men in this way! Women, that! No pleasures besides Such as cooling under the Mugao.
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Man with Fan Looking at Gourd Vine; (back) Poem: Men in this way! Women, that! No pleasures besides Such as cooling under the Mugao.
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Rabbit near Stream; (back) Autumn Grasses and Flowers
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Rabbit near Stream; (back) Autumn Grasses and Flowers
Mitsuoki of the Otsuki School
about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Cock and Hen; (back) Tree and Stream
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Cock and Hen; (back) Tree and Stream
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kozuka: (front) Tiger; (back) textured shibuichi
Kozuka: (front) Tiger; (back) textured shibuichi
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Rinsendo Mitsumasa
mid-18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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