Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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