Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Paulownia Leaves, Tendrils, and Butterfly (蝶に桐唐草図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: 8816af0d4baf283b…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Paulownia Leaves, Tendrils, and Butterfly (蝶に桐唐草図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.