Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper, gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Men