Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: possibly 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: 4f7084fc6bf2ca9a…
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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). possibly 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.