Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1615–1868
Medium: Iron, copper
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Culture: Japanese
Themes: Crabs
Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Date range
1590 – 1900
Largest dimension
7.0 cm
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