Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Omori Teruhide
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo period, 1730–1798
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919
Tags: Human Figures|Boats|Bow and Arrow