Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.6 oz. (158.8 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Dragons