Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With <i>Shishi</i> Lion and Peonies Motif (獅子牡丹図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Brass (sentoku)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 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: Lions, term: Peonies