Swordguard (tsuba) with wavy grill pattern

Accession Nr.:	53.374.1
Type:	weapons and armament
Date of production:	18th century Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:	Japan

Signed:	Signed with artist's mark of a Chinese bronze vase (壺印, tsuboin)
Materials/Techniques:	iron, gilt
Dimensions:	height: 7.2 cm width: 7 cm depth: 0.4 cm