Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century–early 19th century
Medium: Iron, silver, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1906
Accession year: 1906
Tags: Men|Dogs