Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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