Tsuba (sword guard) with Stalks of Rice
Artist
Masasada of Chōshū 長州住 正定
(Japanese)
Dateabout 1800
Mediumrusseted iron, gilding
Dimensions7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.), 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.403
Label TextThis tsuba, with its sakashi (openwork) botanical decoration highlighted in gold, is typical of the work of Masasada, a tsuba maker active in Choshu province in the late Edo Period.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
1800s
