Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.1 oz. (116.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.23

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