Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Herons (鷺図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3496 × 3496
SHA-256: 5bd059ff6c5796b8…
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Herons (鷺図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.