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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Circular object with a black and gold border. The object is brown with a pattern of triangles. There are two oval shaped cutouts on either side, and a long narrow teardrop shaped cutout in the center. The background of the image is light gray. The object appears to be a sword guard, also known as a tsuba, created by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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