Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 10 oz. (283.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
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