Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY