Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 3rd century–538
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY