Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Men|Turtles