Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (85 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 15th century
Pixels: 3644 × 3644
SHA-256: 7d82dc5900a3c6e6…
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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). 15th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.