Title: 唐草図鐔 Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by 鷲田光中作 Washida Mitsunaka 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1830–1889
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, silver, copper
Dimensions: L. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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