Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Iron, copper
Dimensions
H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g)
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession Number
46.122.27
Tags
Flowers