JAPANESE
Sword guard with flying plover and autumn grasses design
(Akikusa ni chidori zu tsuba 秋草に千鳥図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, copper, gilt and silvered

Measurements
0.4 × 7.1 × 7.7 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2231-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
Flowers by pond, bamboo and 2 flying birds, in mist. Att. Masanori (Nomura ?), Yedo, Bushu.