Sword Guard
18th century
Caption
Sword Guard, 18th century. Iron with copper inlay and gilding; copper sekigane, 3 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in. (8.1 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of F. Ethel Wickham, 28.618.
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Sword Guard
Date
18th century
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Iron with copper inlay and gilding; copper sekigane
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in. (8.1 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm)
Signatures
Made by ?? of Echizen Province using Nanban (“Southern Barbarian”) iron Japanese: Echizen no kuni ?? Nanbantetsu o motte kore o tsukuru
Credit Line
Gift of F. Ethel Wickham
Accession Number
28.618
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