Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, silver, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1906
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Dogs