Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with <i>Sansui Nanga</i> (Mountain and Seascape) Design
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (129 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of James Lancel McElhinney, 2019
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY