Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper alloy, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 1669–1744
Pixels: 3604 × 3604
SHA-256: 954916cb7fcfda99…
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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). 1669–1744. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.