Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Yoshitane 
Artist bio: Japanese, 19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Thomas Mendenhall, by exchange, 2006
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Musical Instruments, term: Children