Sword Guard
19th century
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Caption
Sword Guard, 19th century. Chiseled copper with gold-inlaid eyes, 3 1/4 x 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (8.2 x 0.4 x 8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of F. Ethel Wickham, 28.659. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Sword Guard
Date
19th century
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Chiseled copper with gold-inlaid eyes
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (8.2 x 0.4 x 8 cm)
Signatures
Signed: "Tou, aged seventy-one" (Japanese): "Gyonen nanjuichi Tou"
Credit Line
Gift of F. Ethel Wickham
Accession Number
28.659
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