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