Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 1757
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 6.2 oz. (175.8 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
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures, term: Flowers