Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919
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