Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Possibly copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (possibly shibuichi)
Dimensions: Diam. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943
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