Shigetsune
Sword guard with autumn flowers and grasses design
(Akikusa zu tsuba 秋草図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron

Measurements
0.4 × 6.8 × 7.7 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Hagi, Chōshū, Japan

Inscription
cast c.:

Accession Number
2259-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
Relief of flowers, leaves, grasses in seed, signed.