Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 1795
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Butterflies|Flowers