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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting The Pine Grove at Miho (三保松原図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard with rounded edges and top. Two elongated oval cutouts in center, one taller than wide, the other wider than tall. Top cutout resembles a mountain with blue patina. Gold accents on mountain and clouds. Tree on left side. Wavy lines on bottom left resembling a stream. Small gold dots on right side.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-19th century
Medium
Iron, gold, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi), lead
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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