Tsuba (sword guard) with Hollyhock Leaves
Artist
Kinai 記内
(Japanese)
Date1700s
Mediumrusseted iron, copper plugs
Dimensions7 × 7.5 cm (2 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.), 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Terms
Object number2014.542
Label TextThe hollyhock was the emblem of the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled Japan during the Edo period.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
