Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.66

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