Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 3634 × 3634
SHA-256: d77083d7cde4b359…
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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 (<i>Tsuba</i>). 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.