Sword guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Hotei (布袋図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1810–50
Medium: Copper-silver alloy shibuichi), gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Human Figures