Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Shōki the Demon Queller (鬼鍾馗図鐔)
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
Late 18th to early 19th century
Possibly bronze, gold, copper
7.3in
91.1.784
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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