Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 1829
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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