Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 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

17.229.35