Sword Guard

91-26-49

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Tsuba
Object Number 91-26-49
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Iron
Description

Iron squat oval/elongated circular tsuba with "kozuka" and "Kogai" holes, both plugged incised line pattern border filled with gold or gilt paint, different on each side. Incised representative design, now obscure, cross-hatched and filled with silver color around main body, different on each side.

Credit Line Gift of Margaret Wasserman Levy, 1991

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