Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) with Flower Basket Motif (花籠図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.46 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.14 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Flowers