Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 3rd century–538
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY