Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 3/4in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1925

Accession Number

25.105.1