Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Gold
Measurements
72 mm (Diameter)4 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328823
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard) - Goto style, signed Yoshi (Nao). Shows figure with scroll on front with rocks and bamboo on reverse. Decorated with gold and copper.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Yoshi (Nao)