Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, bronze, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: early 18th century
Pixels: 3587 × 3587
SHA-256: a11aba821846537a…
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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). early 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.