Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 6.5 oz. (184.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Men