Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, copper alloy (sentoku), copper, gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.6 oz. (215.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Monsters