Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of shibuichi, with only a kozuka hitsu, with the Soga brothers in a storm about to avenge their father by killing his murderer, Kudo no Suketsune, and an enclosure fence on the reverse, gold, silver and copper inlay: Japan, Hamano School

Museum reference

A.1895.141

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Materials

Shibuichi, Gold, Silver, Copper

Physical description

Shibuichi, gold, silver and copper inlay

Associations

Depicted: Soga brothers
Depicted: Suketsune
His camp depicted: Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1147 - 1199

Exhibitions

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