Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 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

46.122.224