Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Object type: Sword guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.2 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
Tags: term: Insects