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

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3590 × 3590
SHA-256: 5d4b5976b33052c3…
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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 (<i>Tsuba</i>). 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.