Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) gold
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.82 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 19th century
Pixels: 3564 × 3564
SHA-256: 27516eefb4d9bc60…
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License, verbatimCC0

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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔). 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.