Title: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Cherry Blossom Motif (桜図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Flowers