Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY