Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Ishiguro Koreyoshi

Japanese, active 19th century

Date1840–60

MediumIron, gold, copper, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

DimensionsH. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 g)

CultureJapanese

DepartmentArms and Armor

ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

BirdsFlowers

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