Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with Flower Basket Motif (花籠図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3626 × 3626
SHA-256: 572aad706b906864…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with Flower Basket Motif (花籠図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.