Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 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
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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