

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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
- View original
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