Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Mitsuakira
Artist bio: Japanese, 1816–1856
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Men|Deer