Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, bronze, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession year: 1912
Tags: Birds