Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of copper, mokko shape with an ishime ground, with an ox in shakudo, possibly emblematic of Sugawara no Michizane, signed with kakihan: Japan, made by Ichiryuken Masayoshi, 1846

Museum reference

A.1895.140

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Ichiryuken Masayoshi, 1846 (fl.)
Japan, East Asia

Date

1846

Materials

Copper, Shakudō, Gold

Physical description

Copper, shakado decoration

Associations

Sugawara no Michizane, 845 - 903

Exhibitions

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