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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray

ArtistStyle of Masakage
Artist Naoharu Yanagawa (Japanese)
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 1/4 × 3 1/16 in. (8.3 × 7.8 cm)
Mediumiron with inlays of gold, silver, and shakudo
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.774
Not on View
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Cranes Flying over Water; (back) Pine Tree and Sea Shells on the Seashore
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Cranes Flying over Water; (back) Pine Tree and Sea Shells on the Seashore
Tsuchiya school
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea
Yoshiteru
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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) 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)
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Kozuka: (front) Foreigner Blowing a Trumpet; (back) lightly textured surface
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fans
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fans
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba) of an Ancient Slung Sword (tachi): (front) Ferry Approaching Shoreline; (back) Ferry and Its Passengers Leave Shore
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Rozayemon Hosono
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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
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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)

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