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  • Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
  • Date Created: ca. 1615–1868
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
  • Type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/25711
  • Medium: Copper-silver alloy (possibly shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: Japanese

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