Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown Artist
ca. 3rd century–538
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
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
06.310.10