Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 6.6 oz. (187.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession year: 1912
Tags: Shells