Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔)

Sugiura Joi

Medium: Iron, gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Sugiura Joi. Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔), 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.