Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Mino school
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (probably <i>shakudō</i>), gold
Dimensions
H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Accession Number
2018.833.24