Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 7.2 oz. (204.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919

Accession Number

19.153.10