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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Fittings maker Kanō Natsuo Japanese
19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378
This tsuba features a design of white ants on old wood.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
  • Fittings maker: Kanō Natsuo (Japanese, 1828–1898)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
  • Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
  • Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.120.99
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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