Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of bronze, a four-sided form, decorated with a boat by a stream bank under a moon, encrusted with shakudo and other metals in relief: Japan, School of Hamano, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1895.145

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Bronze, Shakudō

Physical description

Bronze, shaduko and other metals in relief

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland