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Japanese
Sword guard with dragonfly design (Kachimushi zu tsuba 勝虫図鍔) Edo period (1600-1615)-1868
iron, copper
0.5 × 6.9 × 7.3 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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