Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.2 oz. (175.7 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Deer