Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: possibly 17th century
Pixels: 3596 × 3596
SHA-256: 0597d7ff6dd3715a…
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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 (Tsuba). possibly 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.