Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) in the Japanese Style
Unknown Artist
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (131 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture
Sri Lankan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James Lancel McElhinney, 2019
Accession Number
2019.163.1