JAPANESE
Sword guard with swallows, willow tree, bridge and iris design
(Tsubame yanagi hashi ayame zu tsuba 燕柳橋菖蒲図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, copper, gilt

Measurements
0.6 × 7.0 × 7.4 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
cast c.:

Accession Number
2272-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
Wood bridge over water, irises, willow, two flying birds, gold, copper inlay.