

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Round, black metal object with a large oval-shaped hole in the center and two smaller oval-shaped holes on either side. The object has a black metal frame. There is a gold tiger on the bottom left. On the top right, there is a gold and black samurai. The object is decorated with black and gold floral motifs and gold flowers. The background of the image is white. The object appears to be a sword guard, also known as a tsuba.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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