Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Birds