Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of copper, with only a kozuka hitsu, and with a pine tree and a plover (chidori), and an ishime ground, style of Korin: Japan

Museum reference

A.1895.52

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Materials

Copper, Gold, Shakudō

Physical description

Copper

Associations

Yasuchika
Ogata Korin, 1652 - 1716

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland