Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Eagle Preying on Monkey (猿捕食猛禽図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Possibly copper-silver alloy shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Birds|Human Figures