Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Elephant Motif (象図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: b242c019c727d156…
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Elephant Motif (象図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.