Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 16th–early 17th century
Pixels: 3639 × 3639
SHA-256: 5371a9c8834a168a…
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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). late 16th–early 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.