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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, flat, dark brown metal object with a central elongated oval hole and two smaller oval holes on either side. The object has a decorative pattern featuring gold-colored lines forming starburst shapes and eight circular inlays with gold flowers on a white background, evenly spaced around the object's surface. The object is a Sword Guard (Tsuba).

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Iron, brass, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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