Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Plovers and Waves (波千鳥図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.3 oz. (65.2 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: aec996bd6f436431…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Plovers and Waves (波千鳥図鐔). 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.