Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Accession Number

38.25.4

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