Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Nobuiye Myōchin
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1504–1554
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Accession year: 1917