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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard with a wavy edge, featuring a central oval-shaped opening and two rounded openings on either side, adorned with golden accents and a design resembling a tree with a thick trunk and branches stretching across the bottom and left side and a cluster of rounded leaves on top.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Iron, gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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