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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a circular sword guard with a dark brown or black metal. The guard is round with a central oval-shaped hole. There are decorative cut-outs around the central hole including four flower shapes with four petals each. The flowers are positioned at the top, bottom, left and right of the central hole. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The sword guard appears to be made by an artist known for tsuba.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Iron, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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