Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Gotō Ichijō

19th century · Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper · Arms and Armor

This tsuba features a design of a heron in a stream.

Artist

Gotō Ichijō

Date

19th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943