Tsuba (sword guard): Plum Tree in Blossom
Artist
Masakatsu of Bushū 武州住 正勝
(Japanese)
Datelate 1700s–early 1800s
Mediumrusseted iron inlaid with gold, silver and copper alloy
Dimensions7 × 7.5 cm (2 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.), 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.400
ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
