Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With Cherry Blossom Motif (桜透鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: early 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Flowers