Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.29