Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper

Dimensions

Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Funds from various donors, 1946

Accession Number

46.122.177