Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Zhūgě Liàng and Guān Yǔ (孔明・関羽図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.6 oz. (158.8 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Men