Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm).
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Men