Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

TitleSword Guard (Tsuba)
Dateca. 1615–1868 16th century
MediumCopper alloy (sentoku), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba
OriginJapanese Japanese
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineH. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
RightsPublic domain (CC0)

Subjects: Mineralogy & geology

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