Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 1600–1625
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, gold
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 7.9 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY