Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Icefish Between Seaweed (藻に白魚図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper
Dimensions: Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1615–1868
Pixels: 3648 × 3648
SHA-256: e415dba3ae55ed43…
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Icefish Between Seaweed (藻に白魚図鐔). ca. 1615–1868. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.