Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Masayoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th century
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Flowers