Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japanese, Tokyo
Artist: Inscribed by Joka , after Yasuchika
Artist bio: Japanese, Tokyo, active late 18th–early 19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Ryoichi Iida, 1999
Geography: Country of Origin Tokyo   Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals