Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1650
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
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