Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Dragon in Waves (波に龍図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Dragon in Waves (波に龍図鐔). 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.