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)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Sword Guard

Date

19th century

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Chiseled copper with gold-inlaid eyes

Classification

Arms and Armor

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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