Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: possibly 18th century
Pixels: 3644 × 3644
SHA-256: 44bd34494884dc09…
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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 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.