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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Two Rain Dragons (双雨龍図南蛮鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal sword guard with a dark brown background and gold-colored design. Two dragons, one gold and one dark brown, are depicted, with their bodies curved around two oval holes on either side of a central teardrop-shaped hole. The dragons have long tails and curved claws. The guard features a patterned border around the edge. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Iron, copper, silver, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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