Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Shōami Denbei
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Iron, copper
Dimensions
Diam. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.100.1043
Rights
Public Domain