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  • Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
  • Date Created: ca. 1615–1868
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g)
  • Type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/34397
  • Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, silver, copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: Japanese

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