Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226.8 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY