Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese or Chinese?
Date: 13th century or later
Medium: Bronze, copper
Dimensions: Sword guard (Tsuba): H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g)

Fuchi: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); thickness 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 1.4 oz. (39.7 g)

Kashira: H. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); L. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); thickness 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
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