Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, copper, brass

Dimensions

Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.7 oz. (76.5 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

46.122.41

Tags