Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Medium

Steel, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.4.113