Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 1600–1625
Medium: Iron, gold
Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 3 in. (8.6 x 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Accession year: 1919
Tags: Human Figures|Birds|Mountains