Sword Guard (Tsuba)
📜 Provenance & Evidence
Origin
Japanese — Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Region
Japan
Period
ca. 1615–1868
Material
Iron, copper
Artist / Maker
Unknown
Dimensions
H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Department
Arms and Armor
Classification
Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Rights
Public Domain
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object ID 34438
Official Museum Record
Evidence Status
VERIFIED
