Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown Artist
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: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
c. 1615-1868
Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
7.9in
91.1.839
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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