Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Honjō Yoshitane
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo period, 19th century
Artist role: Decorator
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
Accession year: 2012
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