Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Ichijō
Artist bio: Japanese, 1791–1876
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16  in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Birds