Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Biting Lion Heads (<i>Shikami</i>) and Arabesques (獅噛唐草図南蛮鐔)

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19th century · Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>) · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891