Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 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

46.122.24