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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sword guard, or Tsuba, for a Japanese sword, is black with a textured surface and a distinctive oval shape featuring a large central elongated triangular opening. Two smaller oval-shaped openings are symmetrically positioned on either side. The guard has an outer rim adorned with gold-colored metalwork depicting dragons. The background of the image features a dark gradient transitioning from black at the top to gray at the bottom.

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Dimensions
862 × 900 px
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