

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
The Sword Guard (Tsuba) is circular and made of copper. The object has a black rim around its edge. It has an elongated triangular cutout in the center, with two oval cutouts on either side. The top half features a design resembling tree branches with small gold dots. The bottom half depicts a scene with a person wearing a hat and a robe, sitting on a branch, accompanied by trees with sparse gold leaves on the left. The person and trees are rendered in black and gold. The background of the image is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 18th century
- Medium
- Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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