Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9383
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3351 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Sword guard; 4-lobed; iron; dragon sword of Fudo front and back; carved; gold inlay; low relief; 8.6x 8 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
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 9-9383, described as Sword guard; 4-lobed; iron; dragon sword of Fudo front and back; carved; gold inlay; low relief; 8.6x 8 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9383, described as Sword guard; 4-lobed; iron; dragon sword of Fudo front and back; carved; gold inlay; low relief; 8.6x 8 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9383, described as Sword guard; 4-lobed; iron; dragon sword of Fudo front and back; carved; gold inlay; low relief; 8.6x 8 cm.

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