Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.9 x 7.2 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fish, term: Lobsters