The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Bairyūken Kiyotatsu

late 18th century

Attribution

Inscribed by Bairyūken Kiyotatsu Japanese, active late 18th century

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy ( shakudō )

Physical dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929