Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Shōami Denbei
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 17th–early 18th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929