Accession Nr.: 1022
Type: weapons and armament; metalwork; martial accessory
Date of production:
18th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Signed: Bushō no jū Masatora (artist's signature)
Materials: iron
Techniques: openwork
Dimensions: height: 7.6 cm
width: 7.2 cm
From the artistic point of view, the most important were the sword fittings (kodōgu). The grip and the blade were separated by metal guards of 8–10 cm width (tsuba), signed pieces of which dated back to the 16th century.