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