Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 1700–1750
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 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
Tags: term: Human Figures, term: Birds