Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions