Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

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

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.81

Rights

Public Domain

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