

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
The sword guard (Tsuba) is oval-shaped with rounded edges. The guard is dark brown with a lighter brown rim. There are two oval-shaped cutouts on either side of a central elongated triangular cutout. The guard features a design with a tree on the right side with gold accents on the branches and flowers. A pagoda is etched in the center. The background of the guard has a textured appearance with some gold speckles near the top.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium
- Iron, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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