Tsuba (sword guard): Blossoming plum
Tsuba (sword guard): Blossoming plum

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Tsuba (sword guard): Blossoming plum

Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868 | Meiji era, 1868–1912
y1934-8

Information

Title
Tsuba (sword guard): Blossoming plum
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
h. 7.9 cm., w. 7.7 cm., d. 0.6 cm. (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Benson
Object Number
y1934-8
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Type
tsuba, metalworking
Materials
iron
Subject
blossoms, swordsmiths

Alexander Benson, Class of 1894 (1872–1947); given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1914.

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