This tsuba features a design of a heron in a stream.
Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Fittings maker: Inscribed by Gotō Ichijō (Japanese, 1791–1876)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession Number: 43.120.728
Inscription: Inscribed on the obverse: 後藤法橋一乗「花押」 Gotō Hokkyō Ichijō + kaō
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