Hand guard
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1850 - 1900
Materials
Wood
Measurements
80 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Japan
Collection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328900.3
Summary
Tsuba (sword hand guard) of Namban style which appears to be painted black and is pierced and decorated with a raised hexagonal band pattern and has two holes, one for the blade to run through Brass collar.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.