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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon and Flames Emerging from Swirling Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon and Flames Emerging from Swirling Clouds

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon and Flames Emerging from Swirling Clouds

Artist Toshikoto (Japanese)
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (9.2 × 8.6 cm)
Mediumiron with copper and silver inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.800
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) dragon amid flames and clouds; (back) clouds, flames, and a glimpse of the dragon's body
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) dragon amid flames and clouds; (back) clouds, flames, and a glimpse of the dragon's body
Yakushi
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Flame-tipped Dragon Struggling through Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Flame-tipped Dragon Struggling through Clouds
Yoshihisa Tamagawa
1723-1788
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Rinsendo Mitsumasa
mid-18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds
Kaneharu
19th century, 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)
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): Two Sages, Rocks, Pines, and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Sages, Rocks, Pines, and Clouds
Soten Kitagawa
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) Shoki, the Demon Queller; (back) Tree and Stream
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Shoki, the Demon Queller; (back) Tree and Stream
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fudo (Acala the Immovable) and a Dragon near Waterfall
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fudo (Acala the Immovable) and a Dragon near Waterfall
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): (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)

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