Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Nobuiye Myōchin 
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1504–1554
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, lead, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY