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Sword guard with feathers and cord design

Sword guard with feathers and cord design
(Hane to himo zu tsuba 羽と紐図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron
Measurements
0.6 × 7.7 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Echizen, Fukui, Japan
Inscription
cast c.:
Accession Number
2211-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Random pattern of feathers and spiralling cord with openwork, signed.