Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Swallowtail Butterflies (揚羽蝶図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1800–1870
Medium: Copper-silver alloy shibuichi), bronze, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Butterflies