Detail View: The AMICA Library: Sword Guard (tsuba)

AMICA ID: 
BMFA.06.233
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Name-CRT: 
Artist not recorded
Title: 
Sword Guard (tsuba)
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
early Muromachi period, 15th century
Creation Start Date: 
1400
Creation End Date: 
1499
Materials and Techniques: 
Iron; Iron with open-work design
Style or Period: 
Early Muromachi period
Creation Place: 
Japan
Dimensions: 
Diam: 11.0 cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location: 
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number: 
06.233
Credit Line: 
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
BMFA.226-124.tif