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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Sunrise Over the Ocean (日の出に波濤図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown metal sword guard with irregular outline; brown metal oval in center with teardrop-shaped hole; two gold ovals on either side; textured gold half-circle at top; wavy lines representing ocean waves at bottom and right; Japanese writing on center oval.

Artwork details

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