Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown artist
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture: Japanese
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Date range
1550 – 1600
Largest dimension
8.3 cm
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