Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gold, Silver
Measurements
86 mm (Diameter)3 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328866
Summary
Hand guard - Tsuba (sword hand guard). Higo style with gold and silver relief. Vine leaves to front and back.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.