Sword Guard (Tsuba)
| Title | Sword Guard (Tsuba) |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 3rd century–538 2nd century |
| Medium | Iron |
| Classification | Sword Furniture-Tsuba |
| Origin | Japanese Japanese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to ca. 3rd century–538. Explore the wider set of works from the 2nd century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Japanese. Browse more public-domain art from Japanese.
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