Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Brass, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 18th–early 19th century
Pixels: 3636 × 3636
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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). late 18th–early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.