Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kawamura Tsuneshige
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Brass, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Mythical Creatures