Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (Shakudō), copper-silver alloy (Shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm);  W.  3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936