Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378

Honjō 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.

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane (Japanese, Edo period, 19th century), Iron, gold, copper, Japanese

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Sword Guard (Tsuba), Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane (Japanese, Edo period, 19th century), Iron, gold, copper, Japanese
Sword Guard (Tsuba), Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane (Japanese, Edo period, 19th century), Iron, gold, copper, Japanese

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