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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored circular object with rounded edge; thin braided border around circumference; two cut-out sections, one oval on left, one long and thin on right; bottom right features several rounded black and gray shapes with gold dots.

Artwork details

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