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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Seven Worthies (Sages) of the Bamboo Grove
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Seven Worthies (Sages) of the Bamboo Grove

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Seven Worthies (Sages) of the Bamboo Grove

Artist Soheishi Hactudo Soten (Japanese)
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
Mediumiron with gold inlay
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.903B
Not on View
DescriptionPerforated iron with Damascene gold.
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): Two Sages, Rocks, Pines, and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Sages, Rocks, Pines, and Clouds
Soten Kitagawa
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Fuchi: Four Sages and Boy in Bamboo Grove
Fuchi: Four Sages and Boy in Bamboo Grove
Nagamitsu
19th 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): Lattice Windows, Pines, and Autumn Flowers
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Lattice Windows, Pines, and Autumn Flowers
Tahei Akao family
17th 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)
Image Not Available for 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
Soheishi Nyudo
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for 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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Mountain Hat with Fret and Scroll Pattern
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Mountain Hat with Fret and Scroll Pattern
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Snow Flakes
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Snow Flakes
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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
Edo Period (1600-1868)

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