Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting (Chinese Windmill) Palm Branches (棕櫚透鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Diam. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting (Chinese Windmill) Palm Branches (棕櫚透鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.