Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;) Depicting Two Dragons Chasing a Gem (玉追い双龍図南蛮鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 11/16in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Dragons