A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword’s blade and grip to protect the user’s hands.
Credit: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
17th century
Iron, gold, copper
7.9in
36.120.151
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection