Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 6.1 oz. (172.9 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: Human Figures, term: Trees