Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese, Tokyo
Artist: Joka
Artist bio: Japanese, Tokyo, active late 18th–early 19th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Geography:  Tokyo     
Credit line: Gift of Ryoichi Iida, 1999
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Animals