Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.3 oz. (65.2 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 16th–early 17th century
Pixels: 3640 × 3640
SHA-256: 5e438b9b39c8e2c9…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Sword Guard (Tsuba). late 16th–early 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.