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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with a textured surface. The object has a central hole with a teardrop-shaped opening and two rounded rectangular cutouts on either side. The top half features engraved wavy lines resembling water or wind. The bottom half has a design that appears to be a tree branch or roots. The metal object appears to be a sword guard.

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900 × 879 px
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