Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
Tags: Insects|Dragonflies