Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Flowers