Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.3 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: mid-19th century
Pixels: 3633 × 3633
SHA-256: ae7e32132423582c…
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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). mid-19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.