Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist:  Omori Hidenaga 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2004
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies, term: Flowers