Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With Peony Motif (牡丹図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Takehara Tomomasa
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/4  in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Peonies