Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Kunhiro

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Caption

Kunhiro (Japanese). Sword Guard (Tsuba), ca. 1800. Chiseled iron with copper inlay and gilding, 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (7.0 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Barry Brumberg, 1999.98.11.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Artist

Kunhiro

Title

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Date

ca. 1800

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Chiseled iron with copper inlay and gilding

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (7.0 x 6.0 cm)

Signatures

Kunihiro

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Barry Brumberg

Accession Number

1999.98.11

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