Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Bodhidharma (達磨図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, silver
Dimensions: D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 8.9 oz. (252.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Men