Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1800
Pixels: 3632 × 3632
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Sword Guard (Tsuba). ca. 1800. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.