Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Herons (鷺図鐔)

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Herons (鷺図鐔)

Dateca. 1615–1868

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

Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm)

CultureJapanese

DepartmentArms and Armor

ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881

BirdsFlowers

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