Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Head on Stick Toy (首人形図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, brass, gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 6.8 oz. (192.8 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 1860 (Ansei 7, 1st month)
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Head on Stick Toy (首人形図鐔). 1860 (Ansei 7, 1st month). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.