Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 6.6 oz. (187.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.28

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