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Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Artist Shigonaga Genshiburi school
Datepossibly 14th century, Muromachi Period (1338-1573)
Dimensions2 7/8 × 2 5/8 in. (7.3 × 6.7 cm)
Mediumsteel
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.718
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fisherman Seated beside a Stream under a Weeping Willow Tree; (back) Mushrooms Growing beside a Stream
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fisherman Seated beside a Stream under a Weeping Willow Tree; (back) Mushrooms Growing beside a Stream
Tsuji School
18th century
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Bird Holding a Rush Leaf in Its Bill
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Bird Holding a Rush Leaf in Its Bill
Kinai School
about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Four-clawed Dragons with Sword in Tail
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Four-clawed Dragons with Sword in Tail
Tomotsune of the Nakai Family
1680-1700, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Leaf Scroll Design
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Leaf Scroll Design
Kitae-danjiro
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Household Utensils (feather, kettle and grate, bowl, spoon)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Household Utensils (feather, kettle and grate, bowl, spoon)
Kiyohisa
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Water Plant (omodaka)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Water Plant (omodaka)
late 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Two Dragons among Clouds; (back) plain
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Two Dragons among Clouds; (back) plain
Gokshu
17th century
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)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Thirty Hares
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Thirty Hares
Ōhara Mitsuhirō 大原光廣
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Confucius, Buddha, and Laotsu Boiling a Pot of Vinegar
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Confucius, Buddha, and Laotsu Boiling a Pot of Vinegar
about 1835, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Pheasant and Pine Tree; (back) Nightingale on Branch of Pine Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Pheasant and Pine Tree; (back) Nightingale on Branch of Pine Tree
Masayoshi
about 1800-1850, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds
Kaneharu
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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