

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
The sword guard, or Tsuba, by an unknown artist, features a bronze-colored metal base with rounded edges and a curved shape. A large oval hole on the left side, a smaller keyhole-shaped hole in the center. On the right side, a crane is standing on a wooden platform, surrounded by reeds. The top right displays hanging branches with leaves. The background of the guard depicts water.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium
- Brass, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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