Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378

A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the sword’s blade and grip to protect the user’s hands.

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper, Japanese

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