Sword Guard (tsuba) with Design of Wolf amidst Autumn Grasses under a Full Moon

Artist: Katsura Ichimei, Japanese, –1873
Period: Edo period, 1615–1868
Date: 1856
Material: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
made in: Niigata prefecture, Japan, Asia
Classification: Arms & armor, metalwork
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/8 in. (7.9 x 8.6 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 327:1919

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