Title: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting God of Longevity Jurōjin (寿老人図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Men