Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Gotō Ichijō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1791–1876
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16  in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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