Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: early 19th century
Pixels: 3639 × 3639
SHA-256: ed8a121d88a930c9…
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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). early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.