Oval sword guard (tsuba) decorated with shippō trellis pattern and flowers in circles

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 72.21.1
Type: weapons and armament; metalwork; martial accessory
Date of production:
18th–19th centuries
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: iron, inlaid with gold and silver (zōgan technique)
Dimensions: height: 6.7 cm
width: 5.4 cm
Unsigned.