Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper alloy (sentoku), copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY