Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons