Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 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

Rogers Fund, 1912

Accession Number

12.37.178

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