Hand guard
Washu Masanao
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Gold
Measurements
75 mm (Diameter)4 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328811
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard) signed Washu Masanao. Shows master and student seated.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Washu Masanao , maker