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-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
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