Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th or early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY