Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 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

14.60.30