Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 3.3 oz. (93.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1934

Accession Number

34.133.2

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