Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (85 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Horses