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

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: 19th century
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: af038be346bea401…
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License, verbatimCC0

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>). 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.