Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper, copper alloy (sentoku)

Dimensions

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.6 oz. (187.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese, Higo

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1924

Accession Number

24.129.5

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