Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of shakudo, with nanako ground, showing a peasant at his hut and a new moon and wild geese, gold and copper inlay: Japan, Goto or Yanagawa school, by Yoshitoshi, mid-19th century

Museum reference

A.1895.168

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Yoshitoshi
Japan, East Asia

Date

1833 - 1866

Materials

Shakudō, Gold, Copper

Physical description

Shakudo (patinated alloy of bronze and gold), with gold and copper inlay

Exhibitions

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