Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit Line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession Number: 43.120.726
Inscription: Inscribed on the obverse: 後藤法橋一乗「花押」 Gotō Hokkyō Ichijō + kaō
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