JAPANESE
Sword guard with monkey, deer and bee’s nest design
(Saru shika hachinosu zu tsuba 猿鹿蜂の巣図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, gilt

Measurements
0.5 × 7.1 × 7.4 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2243-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Monkeys, deer, birds against all over openwork foliage, gold inlay.