Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (possibly shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); W. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 8.3 oz. (235.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Fear|Men