fishstickmonkey:Sword Guard (Tsuba)Date: ca. 1615–1868 Culture: Japanese Medium: Copper-gold a
fishstickmonkey:Sword Guard (Tsuba)Date: ca. 1615–1868 Culture: Japanese Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4in. (7 cm); thickness ¼ in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g) Metropolitan Museum of Art -- source link