"Samurai Sword Tsuba Or Guard, Iron Inlaid With Brass, Dewa Province, Japan, 17th Century."
Samurai sword tsuba or guard in iron inlaid with brass, representing a fishing net, Dewa province, Shonai school, Edo period, 17th century. The fishing net symbolizes happiness and victory.
A similar tsuba is in the collections of the Museum of Art and History in Brussels, from the collection of E. Michotte, inv. M.681.
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