Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: possibly 17th century
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Accession year: 1919
Tags: Men