Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) gold
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.82 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891