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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Ishiguro Masayoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black circular sword guard with two oval-shaped holes, one large and one small side by side in the center. Gold-colored bamboo design on a black background. Bamboo stalks and leaves are gold in color and appear to be emerging from the bottom right. The guard has a flat, two-dimensional appearance. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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