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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a circular metal object with a dark brown color and a raised edge. The object features three cut-out shapes: a long, thin, tapered white shape in the center, a black oval shape to the right, and a cluster of five rounded triangular shapes to the left. The background of the image is white. The object is a Sword Guard, also known as Tsuba, by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Iron, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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