Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY