Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: first half 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (9.4 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 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