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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
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  • Decorative Arts
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)
Kozuka: (front) Foreigner Blowing a Trumpet; (back) lightly textured surface
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
Zoganbu School
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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
Sword Guard (Tsuba) of an Ancient Slung Sword (tachi): (front) Ferry Approaching Shoreline; (back) Ferry and Its Passengers Leave Shore
Rozayemon Hosono
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)

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