Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1830–1860
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 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: Butterflies