Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown metal sword guard, Tsuba, by artist Honjo. The sword guard is circular with a scalloped edge. The guard has three cut-out sections: two oval shapes on either side of a triangular shape. The right side features an embossed image of a man wearing a hat and holding a spear. The bottom features an etched image of an insect. The background of the image is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th century–early 19th century
- Medium
- Iron, silver, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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