Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 1788–1875
Medium: Shakudō, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (8.3 x 7.5 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936