Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Iron, copper alloy (yamagane), copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession year: 1946
Tags: Horses|Dragons