Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With the Motif of Connected &lt;i&gt;Shippō&lt;/i&gt; Elements (七宝繋ぎ透鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.1 oz. (87.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891