Sword Guard

91-26-50

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Tsuba
Object Number 91-26-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Iron
Description

Iron tsuba shaped like stylized quatrefoil chrysanthemum; "kozuka" and trefoil-shaped "kogai" holes. Center hole hammered for better fit; surrounded by flat oval edged with small petals. Body ribbed like flower petals. Two 3-leaf groups with trailing ivy in gilt paint on front, one trail onto reverse; one group on reverse.

Credit Line Gift of Margaret Wasserman Levy, 1991

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