Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.8 oz. (164.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Birds|Owls