Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 18th century
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936
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