Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Akasaka school
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936