Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: probably 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Dragons