Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 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

19.154.62

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