Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Lily Motif (百合図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (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: Flowers