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Collections

Shozui
Sword Guard with Design of Buddhist Hell and Paradisemid-19th century

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Iron tsuba (Japanese sword guard) with high-relief decoration: a gilded demon figure with wild hair faces a small crouching figure amid stylized waves, with inlaid gold and teal accents against a dark patinated ground
Iron tsuba with shakudo ground, featuring high-relief inlay in gold and silver. Two seated figures face each other before rocky outcroppings flanking the central blade opening; the left figure in gold robes holds a bowl, the right figure in silver has long white hair. A silver lotus blossom rises on a stem at upper left.
Artist or Maker
Shozui
Title
Sword Guard with Design of Buddhist Hell and Paradise
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Mixed metal with inlay of gold, silver, copper, and shibuichi
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. (8.89 x 8.26 x .32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dwight and Hoda Culver in memory of Harry Wyckoff
Accession Number
AC1992.300.1
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Japanese Art