Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper, gold, silver

Dimensions

H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 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

46.122.199

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