Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

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Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946
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