Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 1800–1805
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Jade, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.9 oz. (53.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY