Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3595 × 3595
SHA-256: 31308b9547bcf646…
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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 (<i>Tsuba</i>). 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.