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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Shells and Seaweed

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark brown metal object with circular shape and central oval hole. The object features a shell-like design on the top left and right sides. Seaweed-like gold and green designs are on the top and bottom. A wave or leaf-like design is on the bottom right. Small holes are around the edge. The background of the image is dark gray. This is a sword guard, or tsuba, created by an unknown artist with a theme of shells and seaweed.

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900 × 896 px
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