Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gold, Silver
Measurements
67 mm (Diameter)3 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328807
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard). Goto style with gold and silver relief. Two figures (male and female) under a tree by a waterfall. Reverse shows a winding path with the back of a figure.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.