Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unknown Artist

18th or early 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 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

26.162.1

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