Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with Flower Basket Motif (花籠図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.46 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.14 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 18th–early 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: b334415153223af2…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with Flower Basket Motif (花籠図鐔). late 18th–early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.