Title: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Peony Motif (牡丹図鐔)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist:  Takehara Tomomasa 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/4  in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Peonies