Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kanō Natsuo
Artist bio: Japanese, 1828–1898
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Insects