Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Nobuiye Myōchin

Medium: Iron, lead, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 16th century
Pixels: 3615 × 3615
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Nobuiye Myōchin. Sword Guard (Tsuba), 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.