Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Crests and Arabesques (家紋散唐草文鐔)

Koike Izumi no Kami Naomasa

Japanese, active late 16th–early 17th century

Datelate 16th–early 17th century

MediumIron, brass, copper

DimensionsDiam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (10.2 g)

CultureJapanese

DepartmentArms and Armor

ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

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