Sword Guard (Tsuba) Featuring the 108 Human Sins in the Guise of Monkeys
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946
Tags: Monkeys