Tsuba (Sword Guard)
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
18th century
Iron, Bronze, Gold
Overall: 3 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (8.4 × 8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frederic St. Gaudens
181.5.25957
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Armament: Accessory
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Found in Frederic St. Gaudens papers given to archives in 1950; transferred to present collection, 1981.
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