Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies