Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925