

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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
- Museum Record
- View original
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