Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting an Arrangement of Masks (面散図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper, silver, jade, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting an Arrangement of Masks (面散図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.