Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, lacquer, gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g)
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