JAPANESE
Sword guard with plum blossom design
(Ume zu tsuba 梅図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, copper, silver, gilt

Measurements
0.6 × 5.9 × 6.4 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2218-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
Plum branch and blossom, copper, silver, gold inlay. Att. Maneaki Umetada, Kyoto, Yamashiro.