Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Peony Motif (牡丹図鐔)

Takehara Tomomasa

Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 18th–early 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Takehara Tomomasa. Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Peony Motif (牡丹図鐔), late 18th–early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.