Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

ca. 1615–1868

Source

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Sword guard (Tsuba)

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Title

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Creator

Worktype

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Cultural Context

Japanese

Material

Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1615–1868

Provenance

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

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Japan

Source

Subjects

Shells; Octopus

Topic

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