Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
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No. 461. Round-shaped. Iron. Openworked - design of scouring rush.
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Sword guard or tsuba. No. 453. Oval-shaped. Iron. Openwork design of rabbit, dragon and tiger. Two small openings but one was buried (filled).
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Sword guard or tsuba. No. 488. Oval-shaped, iron. Openwork - design of waves.
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No. 433. Sword-guard or tsuba; openworked, with a dragon. Iron, openworked.
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Sword guard or tsuba. No. 480. Oval-shaped, iron. Openwork - design of a pair of dragons. Goban(g). Two small openings. South (East) Asia styled sword guard.
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No. 400. Sword-guard or tsuba, with waves and a dragon. Made of iron, SUKI-BORI.
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard or tsuba, with a fishing scene. Square-shaped, with rounded edges, iron, SUKI-BORI. IROE (inlaid with several alloys on the base).
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard, with waves and JUROJIN (the God of Longevity). Oval-shaped, iron, SUKI-BORI. Carved in high relief.
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Sword guard, iron; with conventional Japanese designs, dragons etc. Pierced. Sword guard or tsuba. Oval shaped, iron, openwork - design of a dragon, pine tree and birds. One small opening (Hitsuana).
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard, with a KOSHI (a man of high character). Moko-shaped (quatrefoil-shape) iron. SUKI_BORI. IROE (inlaid with several alloys on the base).
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard, with lions, peonies and butterflies. Eight-leaf flower shaped. Iron. IROGANE, inlaid; carved in high relief.
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard, with a carp ascending a waterfall. Iron, SUKI-BORI. KAKUMARU-shaped.
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Sword guard: iron, with conventional overlay ornament in bronze, brass and zinc, flowers, birds etc. Japanese circa 1800. Sword-guard, openworked; with UME (the Japanese apricots) and brushwoods. Round-shaped, iron, openwork, gilt inlaid.
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Sword guard. Ornamental, Japanese circa 1800. Quatrefoil shaped (Moko-shaped). An alloy of copper. NANAKO ground. Decorated spring grasses in high relief. IROE (inlaid with several alloys on the base).
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Sword guard, ornamental, Japanese circa 1800. Oval-shaped. An alloy of copper. Decorated a lion, bamboo grass and a rock, in high relief. IROE (inlaid with several alloys on the base). Gold-plated on the edge.
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Sword guard, iron; with conventional Japanese designs, dragons etc. Pierced. Sword guard or tsuba. Oval shaped, iron, openwork - design of a pair of dragons. Goban(g) (ooooooooo) pattern edge. Applied gold inlaid work. South (East) Asia styled sword-guard. Two small openings.
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Sword guard: with engraved warriors. Japanese circa 1800. Round-shaped. Silver-plated brass. Design of SHOKI (a Deity who drives pestilence away (in China). SHISHIAIBORI. IROE (inlaid with several alloys on the base).
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Sword guards, iron; with conventional Japanese designs, dragons etc. Pierced. Round-shaped, iron. Openwork - design of a mansion and pine tree. Two small openings.
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Sword stick handles: carved and incised bone; Bisjamon (Bishamon), God of War, climbing mountain with pine tree. Japanese. One of a pair of ivory containers, each decorated in low relief with a carving of a warrior in armour standing on a hillside. 228 holder Jap 307