Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936