Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 m); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Shells