Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9415
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090009415
Alternate number:
3353 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
oval; iron; four separated leaves w/ brass inlay; inscription on front; 6.7 x 6.4 CM.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9415, described as oval; iron; four separated leaves w/ brass inlay; inscription on front; 6.7 x 6.4 CM.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9415, described as oval; iron; four separated leaves w/ brass inlay; inscription on front; 6.7 x 6.4 CM.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9415, described as oval; iron; four separated leaves w/ brass inlay; inscription on front; 6.7 x 6.4 CM.

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