Hand guard
Japanese
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Measurements
67 mm (Diameter)3 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328834
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard). Skull among grasses (in gold relief), known as Nozarashi. Reverse shows moon behind a cloud. Some rusting on reverse.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Japanese , maker