Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (85 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
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