Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm).

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

46.122.90

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