Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946