Sword Guard (Tsuba), Hirata School, ca. 1615–1868
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1615–1868
Sword Guard (Tsuba) made by Attributed to the Hirata School (Japanese, Edo period), dated ca. 1615–1868, from Japanese. The museum records its materials as: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper. Recorded dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 43.120.692; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
- Materials
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
- Dimensions
- H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)
- Dimensions
- H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)
Identification
- Culture
- Japanese
- Date recorded
- ca. 1615–1868
- Maker recorded
- Attributed to the Hirata School (Japanese, Edo period)
- Museum attribution
- Hirata School
- Museum object name
- Sword guard (Tsuba)
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 43.120.692
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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