Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: first third 19th century
Medium: Metal laminate (mokume-gane), iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, 1914
Accession year: 1914