JAPANESE
Sword guard with dragonfly design
(Kachimushi zu tsuba 勝虫図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, copper

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

Inscription
cast c.:

Accession Number
2257-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
Large dragonfly. Yoshigo Hanabusa, Tokushima, Awa.