Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Iron, copper
Dimensions
Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 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
46.122.139