Tsuba (Sword Guard)

1853

Maker Unknown

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: Chiseled iron, inlay of copper, shakudo, and shibuichi; gilding
Medium: chiseled, iron, inlay, copper, shakudo, shibuichi, gilding
Locations: Place made: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (8 x 7.7 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: X759.10
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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