Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With the Motif of Plovers and Waves (波千鳥図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.3 oz. (65.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Birds