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

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Sword Guard

Date

18th century

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Iron with copper inlay and gilding; copper sekigane

Classification

Arms and Armor

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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