Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Hagi school
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
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