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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
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