Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Accession year: 1919