Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Gotō Mitsuakira 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1816–1856
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Deer