JAPANESE
Sword guard with watercress design
(Mizukusa zu tsuba 水草図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, copper alloy, gilt

Measurements
0.4 × 7.0 × 7.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1916

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
1851-D3

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Two window-like motifs with allover X leaf pattern, copper inlay.