Sword Guard (Tsuba), 19th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, copper, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. ( cm); thickness 3/16

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Sword Guard (Tsuba), 19th century, Japanese, Iron, gold, copper, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. ( cm); thickness 3/16 in. ( cm); Wt. oz. ( g), Sword Furniture-Tsuba, Honjo Yoshitane is chiefly known as a masterful engraver of sword blades, but he also decorated some sword fittings, such as this tsuba. It features a design of a fisherman caught in a squall

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License: Licensed
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