Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Peony and Butterflies (菊に蝶図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), silver, gold, bronze
Dimensions: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Flowers