Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914
Accession Number: 14.60.77
Inscription: Inscribed on the obverse: 後藤法眼一乗「花押」 Gotō Hōgen Ichijō + kaō