Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) or copper alloy (sentoku), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3583 × 3583
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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). 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.