Masatsugu
Sword guard with hemp leaf motif and interlocking square design
(Kasane asanoha zu tsuba 重ね麻の葉図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, gilt, copper-gold alloy, copper

Measurements
0.4 × 7.2 cm diameter

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Bushū, Japan

Inscription
cast c.:

Accession Number
2263-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
Double squares with all over brocade grid inlay.