Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (85 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936