Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔)

Masayoshi

Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 18th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Masayoshi. Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔), late 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.