Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, silver, copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Men