Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914

Accession Number

14.100.15