Sword guard (Tsuba) With Grapevines on Trellis Motif (葡萄棚図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Hisanori
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. 17th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: possibly 17th century
Medium: Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Grapes