Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Brass, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Men