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Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Long Sword (katana): The Battle of Genpei, Japanese Civil War
Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Long Sword (katana): The Battle of Genpei, Japanese Civil War

Sword Guard (Tsuba) of a Long Sword (katana): The Battle of Genpei, Japanese Civil War

Artist Soheishi Nyudo (Japanese)
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Mediumiron
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.812
Not on View
DescriptionKumagai, the warrior of the Minomoto calls back Otsumori, the young knight of Gaira and forces him to single combat on the beach.
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Drinking Cup (Kylix) with Heracles and Telamon
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about 515 BCE
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Soheishi Hactudo Soten
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Deadbrook after the Battle of Ezra’s Church from the portfolio: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
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Kara Elizabeth Walker
2005
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
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18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Double Capitals from Saint-Pons-de-Thomières; Moses Drawing Water from the Rock / Battle between Israelites and Amalekites / Moses Seated between Aaron and Hur / Moses Embracing Jethro with Sepphora and two sons
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early 13th century
Image Not Available for Sword (katana)
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Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba) for a Short Sword (wakizashi): (front) Plum Tree with Blossoms; (back) the reverse of the forms on the front
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late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Edo Period (1600-1868)
The Two Armies at the Battle of Ravenna
The Two Armies at the Battle of Ravenna
Jerome Hopfer
after 1530
Amphora (storage vessel): Herakles in Combat with the Amazon Andromache
Amphora (storage vessel): Herakles in Combat with the Amazon Andromache
The Antimenes Painter
525-500 BCE
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Yakushi
Edo Period (1600-1868)

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