Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kansai
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo, 1841–1918
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: dated 1868 (Keiō 4, 5th month)
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Fish