Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Date: ca. 1615–1868

Culture: Japanese

Medium: Copper alloy (sentoku), gold, silver, copper

Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.2 oz. (175.8 g)

Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Credit Line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943

Accession Number: 43.120.830