Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With the Motif of Two Rain Dragons (双雨龍図南蛮鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, copper, silver, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Dragons