Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Ko-kinko school
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Date: 17th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Accession year: 2018