Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, brass
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
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: Bow and Arrow, term: Men