Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.32