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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Inscribed by Washida Mitsunaka (Japanese, born 1829)

Date:: ca. 1615–1868
Culture:: Japanese
Medium:: Iron
Dimensions:: Length 3 1/4 in. ( 8.26 cm) Width 3 1/4 in. ( 8.26 cm)
Classification:: Sword Furniture
Credit Line:: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number:: 29.100.1053

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