Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943