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Both sides of this small tantō-tsuba show an arabesque karakusa-design with each two small chrysanthemums on both sides that are embedded into an arabesque inlay that features red and blue cloisonné.
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Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Chrysanthemums and Arabesques (菊唐草に七宝図鐔)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Brass, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.807
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