Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 6.5 oz. (184.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 18th–19th century
Pixels: 3644 × 3644
SHA-256: 58bc7d8c286f7daa…
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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). late 18th–19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.