Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, lacquer, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); D. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Masauji Goda, 1906
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY