Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 300–710
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); thickness 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY