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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval shaped metal object with two rounded rectangular holes side by side in center. Gold and black design on brown background. Gold dragon design on top with black and gold clouds. Three gold geometric designs on bottom half. Swirl pattern around edge.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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