Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gold, Unspecified
Measurements
95 mm (Dia); 3 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328864
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard). Tembo style. Engraved with bamboo pattern with gold relief. Two holes filled in with unidentified grey substance.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.