Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (204.1 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

33.40.29

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