Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Gold
Measurements
74 x 65 x 3 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328856
Summary
Tsuba; hand guard for sword, Nara style. Oval shaped, three holes. Raised details. Dragon and figure at table picked out in gold.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.