Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) With Elephant Motif (象図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Animals|Men