Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 1866
Pixels: 3188 × 3188
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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). 1866. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.