# Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Plovers in Waves

- Date: c. 1615–1868
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 6.4 x 5.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Culture: Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit line: Gift of D. Z. Norton
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.277)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.277/1919.277_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)