Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Chrysanthemums and Arabesques (菊唐草に七宝図鐔)

Medium

Brass, enameled cloisonné (<i>shippō</i>), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); W. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.807