Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 6.4 oz. (181.4 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1946
Accession Number: 46.122.39
Inscription: Inscribed on the reverse: 後藤法眼一乗「花押」 Gotō Hōgen Ichijō + kaō
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