Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 16th century
Pixels: 3646 × 3646
SHA-256: 900850e6f09aa316…
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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 century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.