Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 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: mid-19th century
Pixels: 3639 × 3639
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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). mid-19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.