Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906

Accession Number

06.310.9