Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Guo Jù (郭巨図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1700–1850
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession year: 1881
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