Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8  in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.2 oz. (175.8 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Dragons