Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With (probably) the Motif of The Seven Sages in the Bamboo Groove (竹林七賢か透鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Diam. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Men