Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions
H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession Number
43.120.889