

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Round, dark brown metal object with a large oval hole in the center and two smaller oval holes on either side. The object has a decorative border with a geometric pattern. The border also features gold-colored designs, including a dragon on the top right, flowers, and hearts. Additional gold-colored designs are scattered throughout the border. The background of the image is light gray. This is a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- probably late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium
- Iron, gold, silver, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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