Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Lily Motif (百合図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Flowers