Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Women