Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: early 19th century
Pixels: 3613 × 3613
SHA-256: 646a95c096b55ff4…
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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 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.