Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: early 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 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
Tags: term: Men