Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Comical Character Hyottoko (火男図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 17th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: 09900b10846fb4d5…
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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 (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Comical Character Hyottoko (火男図鐔). 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.