Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Brass, copper, gold, gold-copper alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.