Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Bamboo