Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm);  W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938