“Sword Guard (Tsuba)” (ca. 1615–1868) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Title	Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Date	ca. 1615–1868 16th century
Medium	Iron, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
Classification	Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Origin	Japanese Japanese
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Marine & aquatic life

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