Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Two Rain Dragons (双雨龍図南蛮鐔)
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
- Museum record:
- View original
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