Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown metal sword guard with rounded edges; two holes on either side of a long slit; dragonfly on lower right corner with gold and silver details; two smaller insects on lower left and upper left; outer border irregularly scalloped; gold, silver, and copper inlays. Tsuba by an unknown artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium
- Iron, gold, shakudō, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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