Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Date

ca. 1615–1868

Type

Sword guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

Japanese

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

29.100.1024

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929