Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Nobuiye Myōchin

16th century · Iron · Arms and Armor

Nobuiye is one of the earliest smiths to sign iron tsuba. This example features a design of tortoises and tortoiseshell.

Artist

Nobuiye Myōchin

Date

16th century

Medium

Iron

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917