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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black metal sword guard, oval-shaped with rounded protrusions on either side of center; gold and black designs of a tiger on bottom left and a samurai on top right; surrounded by gold and black floral designs.

Artwork details

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