Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Cherry Blossom Motif (桜図鐔)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.64

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