Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Sansui Nanga (Mountain and Seascape) Design

Japanese

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This sword guard is similar in design and interpretation to works by sword fittings makers who were based in Hizen province (present-day Nagasaki Prefecture). Its signature is extremely rare and provides a valuable reference for the study of Hizen Nagasaki-based sword fittings makers, some of which immigrated to Japan from places such as Ming and Qing China and Joseon Korea.

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with <i>Sansui Nanga</i> (Mountain and Seascape) Design, Iron, gold, Japanese

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