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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown and gray circular metal object; oval shape cut out on left; teardrop shape cut out in center, widest at top; decorative carvings on bottom resembling a bundle of sticks; two thin curved lines with teardrop shape at the top on the upper right. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Iron, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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