Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946
Tags: Birds