Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9381
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090009381
Alternate number:
3320 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Sword guard; rounded square; iron, man carrying anchor(?) on front; pine tree on back; gold sheeting, copper inlay; carving, low relief; 8.1 x 7.5 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Copper (metal), Gold (metal), and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
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 9-9381, described as Sword guard; rounded square; iron, man carrying anchor(?) on front; pine tree on back; gold sheeting, copper inlay; carving, low relief; 8.1 x 7.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9381, described as Sword guard; rounded square; iron, man carrying anchor(?) on front; pine tree on back; gold sheeting, copper inlay; carving, low relief; 8.1 x 7.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9381, described as Sword guard; rounded square; iron, man carrying anchor(?) on front; pine tree on back; gold sheeting, copper inlay; carving, low relief; 8.1 x 7.5 cm.

Tools