Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (Shakudō), gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (Shibuichi), sentuko
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm);  W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946