

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown, round metal object with three cut-out sections. Left cut-out section resembles a leaf or a cloud with curved edges. Middle cut-out section features a narrow, elongated shape with a wide top and bottom tapering to a narrower middle section. Right cut-out section resembles a rounded rectangle with curved edges. A figure of a man with a weapon is on the right side. The figure and parts of the metal object have gold-colored accents. Small gold specks are scattered on the top left. The metal object has a textured surface. The background is off-white. Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba), likely created by an unknown artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Iron, gold, silver, lacquer, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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