Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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