Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession year: 1912
Tags: Men|Women