Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 6.6 oz. (187.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Shells