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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular object with scalloped edge, two gold oval shapes on either side of a central elongated triangular cutout, various gold, green, and red designs scattered across the surface.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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