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Sword guard (</>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Exiled Writer and Statesman Su Shi (蘇東坡図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, flat, bronze-colored metal object with a central oval hole and a keyhole-shaped cutout. The object has a brown patina with darker brown and gold accents. A landscape scene with bamboo trees and bushes is etched into the metal on the left. On the right, a man sits on a horse, holding a parasol, with gold details on both. The horse is rearing up on its hind legs. The man and horse are on the right side. The background behind the metal object is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1750–1800
Medium:
Copper alloy (possibly sentoku), copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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