Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: late 17th century
Pixels: 3628 × 3628
SHA-256: e42d18a1c64ea194…
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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). late 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.