Title: 波濤に岩上鷹図大小 Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by 石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1760–1828
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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