Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Shells|Octopus