Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Two Rain Dragons (双雨龍図南蛮鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper, silver, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: 0515b2ad9b96f363…
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Two Rain Dragons (双雨龍図南蛮鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.