Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Heron on Boat (一路平安図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Shōzui
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo, 1696–1769
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Birds