Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936