Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Yoshiteru
Artist bio: Japanese, active 18th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Brass, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.1 oz. (172.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
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