Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Bodhidharma Facing a Wall (面壁達磨図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 6.9 oz. (195.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3610 × 3610
SHA-256: 188d9456287449a3…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Bodhidharma Facing a Wall (面壁達磨図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.