Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1780–1830
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
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. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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