Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Legendary Chinese Horse Doctor Mâshi Húang (馬師皇図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (.5 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession year: 1881
Tags: Dragons|Horses|Human Figures