JAPANESE
Sword guard with flying plover design
(Chidori zu tsuba 千鳥図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron

Measurements
0.5 × 6.9 × 7.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2156-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
Openwork with curving and flying bird motifs. Att. Iyenobu Shoami, Matsuyama, Iyo.