Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Bairyūken Kiyotatsu
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
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