Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Two Gibbons (二疋手長猿図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3484 × 3484
SHA-256: 8e0ffeb9dd7da596…
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Two Gibbons (二疋手長猿図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.