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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Symbols of Good Fortune (Dragons, Scrolls, Key, Hat, Clove)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Symbols of Good Fortune (Dragons, Scrolls, Key, Hat, Clove)

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Symbols of Good Fortune (Dragons, Scrolls, Key, Hat, Clove)

Place of OriginJapan
Date18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (7.3 × 7.3 cm)
Mediumiron with gold inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.749
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Hotei, God of Good Luck, with a Bag; (back) Ebisu (?), God of Daily Food, in a Boat with Crane, Symbol of Longevity, Flying Above
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Hotei, God of Good Luck, with a Bag; (back) Ebisu (?), God of Daily Food, in a Boat with Crane, Symbol of Longevity, Flying Above
School of Masayoshi Ishiguro
early 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): Dragons in Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragons in Clouds
Rinsendo Mitsumasa
mid-18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fudo (Acala the Immovable) and a Dragon near Waterfall
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fudo (Acala the Immovable) and a Dragon near Waterfall
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Three-toed Dragon Holding the Jewel of Buddha
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Three-toed Dragon Holding the Jewel of Buddha
Hagiya Katsuhira, Mito School
about 1850, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon and Flames Emerging from Swirling Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Dragon and Flames Emerging from Swirling Clouds
Toshikoto
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fixtures for a Door; (back) Hinge in the Shape of a Butterfly
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fixtures for a Door; (back) Hinge in the Shape of a Butterfly
about 1700, 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): Wave Pattern
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Wave Pattern
Nanashi
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Zoganbu School
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Chinaman Evoking a Horse from a Gourd; (back) Landscape
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Chinaman Evoking a Horse from a Gourd; (back) Landscape
Iyetsuga Haruta Inaba
early 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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