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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Hirata School
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Hirata School · ca. 1615–1868

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Artist

Hirata School

Date

ca. 1615–1868

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture / origin

Japanese

Credit line

Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943

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