Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper, gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.1 oz. (116.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Men, term: Boats