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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black metal sword guard with gold designs and a blue stone. The guard is shaped like a rounded rectangle with wavy edges. It has a large oval hole in the center and a smaller keyhole-shaped hole to the right. The guard is decorated with various gold designs, including swirling patterns, flowers, and dots. There is a large blue stone surrounded by red and gold stones at the top right. The background is light gray. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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