Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, bronze, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 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

14.60.82

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