Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Goto Ichijo. Dark brown metal sword guard with rounded square shape and slightly wavy edges. Central oval-shaped opening with a teardrop-shaped cutout in the middle. A small circular hole on the left side. Decorated with a pattern of butterflies and leaves covering entire surface. The butterflies have detailed bodies and wings with visible veins. The background of the image is plain white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1830–1860
- Medium:
- Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
- Culture:
- Japanese
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 600 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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