Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919

Accession Number

19.154.21

Tags