Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: first half 19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-tin alloy (speculum)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (204.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Men