Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (141.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.1035