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Sword guard with mountain and village design

Tomohisa
Sword guard with mountain and village design
(Bōkyō zu tsuba 望郷図鍔)
 Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, silver

Measurements
0.4 × 6.6 × 7.1 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Hagi, Chōshū, Japan

Inscription
cast c.:

Accession Number
2267-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
Village by river, distant peaks. Tomohisa (Yamichi), Hagi, Choshu.

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