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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Buddha with Halo; (back) Farmer’s Hut
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Buddha with Halo; (back) Farmer’s Hut

Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Buddha with Halo; (back) Farmer’s Hut

Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Mediumiron with touches of gold, silver, and shakudo
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.901B
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  • Decorative Arts
Kozuka: (front) Grasshopper and Clouds; (back) Autumn Flowers and signature
Kozuka: (front) Grasshopper and Clouds; (back) Autumn Flowers and signature
Ushikawa Katsuiye Haruyuki
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)
Kozuka: (front) Jurojin Under a Pine Tree; (back) Stork
Kozuka: (front) Jurojin Under a Pine Tree; (back) Stork
19th century, 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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Soten School
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): (front) Temple House, Temple Bridge and Trees; (back) Temple Gate and Trees
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Temple House, Temple Bridge and Trees; (back) Temple Gate and Trees
Masanobu Ito
mid-17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Two Dragons; (back) Two Dragons
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Two Dragons; (back) Two Dragons
Shuden
17th century, 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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fish, Inscription, and Characters; (back) Knife
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fish, Inscription, and Characters; (back) Knife
Shoami
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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