Sword guard
Sword guard

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Sword guard,

14th century

Japanese
y251

Information

Title
Sword guard
Dates

14th century

Medium
Iron, gold, and silver
Dimensions
h. 8.2 cm., w. 7.8 cm., d. 0.9 cm. (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. L. Bogert (or Carl Otto von Kienbusch)
Object Number
y251
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Mark on outter edge, recto and verso
Culture
Japanese
Type
tsuba, metalworking
Subject
swordsmiths, inscriptions

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