Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting a Tartar (韃靼人図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3601 × 3601
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting a Tartar (韃靼人図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.