Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 3rd century–538
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY