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Sword Guard (tsuba)

Sword Guard (tsuba)

Place of OriginJapan
DateEdo Period (1615-1868), 19th century
Dimensions2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7 cm)
Mediumiron, gold, shibuichi
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Alice Roff Estey
Object number
1917.755D
Not on View
DescriptionThe front and back are both undecorated with an irregular inner edge, and have turned over outer edges. Iron with inlays of gold and shibuichi (an alloy of copper, silver, and gold).
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) Grasshopper Clinging to Blade of Kaya (uralia grass); (back) Crescent and Kaya
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Grasshopper Clinging to Blade of Kaya (uralia grass); (back) Crescent and Kaya
Kaneharu
1750-1800
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Rinsendo Mitsumasa
mid-18th century, 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): Dragon
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon
19th century, 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): (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) Lobster and Fern; (back) Spray of Water Plant
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Lobster and Fern; (back) Spray of Water Plant
Konkan Iwamoto
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) Crane Flying over a Blooming Plum Tree; (back) Sparrow Flying over a Stream and a Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Crane Flying over a Blooming Plum Tree; (back) Sparrow Flying over a Stream and a Tree
Nagatomi Yoshishige
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bamboo, Waterfall, and Tiger; (back) Bamboo Motif
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Bamboo, Waterfall, and Tiger; (back) Bamboo Motif
Michihisa Yatabe
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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