Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY