Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 m); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: early 17th century
Pixels: 3641 × 3641
SHA-256: c49d18341a7b5808…
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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). early 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.