# Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Plovers in Waves

- Date: c. 1615–1868
- Medium: iron
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit line: Gift of D. Z. Norton
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.286)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1919.286/1919.286_web.jpg
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