Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 1 13/16in. (4.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (.6 cm); Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Birds