Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: dated 1780
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Birds