Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); thickness 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.22