Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (204.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932
Accession year: 1933
Tags: Birds