Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); thickness 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 10 oz. (283.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Smoking, term: Pipes