Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.2 oz. (175.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Deer