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- Openwork Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Signed “Made by Sōheishi Nyūdō Munenori living in Hikone, Gōshū”)
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Openwork Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Signed “Made by Sōheishi Nyūdō Munenori living in Hikone, Gōshū”)
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- EK404-4
Photo No：200421_EL_0023
Color type：Color
| Title | Openwork Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Signed “Made by Sōheishi Nyūdō Munenori living in Hikone, Gōshū”) |
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| Category | Metalwork (E), Cloisonne and Gold Objects |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 18th |
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| Materials | Copper alloy with gold inlay |
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Included Works
EK404
EK404-1
EK404-2
EK404-3
Openwork Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Signed “Made by Sōheishi Nyūdō Munenori living in Hikone, Gōshū”)
EK404-5
EK404-6
Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Figures (Signed “Hamano Naoyuki (Chokuzui)”)
EK404-7
EK404-8
EK404-9
EK404-10
EK404-11
EK404-12
EK404-13
EK404-14
EK404-15
EK404-16
EK404-17
EK404-18
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A tsuba is a hand guard that fits between the grip and blade of a sword. This example is made from thick iron with openwork and intricate relief designs of figures and scenery with colorful metal inlays. The Sōheishi school of metalworkers was based in Hikone, in today’s Shiga prefecture. Munenori was their most famous maker of tsuba.
Japan-Edo