Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1917

Accession Number

17.229.16