Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: early 19th century
Pixels: 3642 × 3642
SHA-256: 03bf50211eb554af…
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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). early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.