Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, silver, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.64