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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Design of Perforated Aoi Leaf and Rope and Flower Motif
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Design of Perforated Aoi Leaf and Rope and Flower Motif

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Design of Perforated Aoi Leaf and Rope and Flower Motif

Place of OriginJapan
DateEdo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 15/16 × 2 7/8 in. (7.5 × 7.3 cm)
Mediumiron with brass inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.822
Not on View
DescriptionPerforated iron.
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Snow Flakes
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Snow Flakes
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Monkeys and Fan
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Monkeys and Fan
Genshosai Masaharu
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Badger; (back) Tripod
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Badger; (back) Tripod
Naoshige
1750-1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Lattice Windows, Pines, and Autumn Flowers
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Lattice Windows, Pines, and Autumn Flowers
Tahei Akao family
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
Masakage
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Gourd Vines
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Gourd Vines
Masatsugu
mid-18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fukurokuju, God of Longevity with Ebisu, God of Daily Food, and Daikoku, God of Treasure, Looking at a Giant Carp
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fukurokuju, God of Longevity with Ebisu, God of Daily Food, and Daikoku, God of Treasure, Looking at a Giant Carp
Sadamoto
about 1835, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Leaf Scroll Design
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Leaf Scroll Design
Kitae-danjiro
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Shape of a Horse
Sword Guard (Tsuba) in the Shape of a Horse
Yamashiro (kyo) School
mid-18th 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) 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) 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)

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