Hand guard
style of Japanese Hamano School
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
72 x 67 x 3 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328813
Summary
Hand guard; Tsuba (sword hand guard) - Hamano style. Blade hole only. Oval shape, decorated with flowers beside a pool with fish swimming and bird diving down. Bird and foliage on reverse.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
style of Japanese Hamano School , maker