Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3613 × 3613
SHA-256: f1519bc6ceb7cef2…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>). 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.