Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Brass, copper, shakudō, sentoku, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932
Accession year: 1933