Title: Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Object type: Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Shōami Denbei 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 17th–early 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY