Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Black sword guard with a textured surface, having a wavy four-lobed shape. The center has an oval-shaped hole with a dark blue inner border and a brown metal piece inside. To the left of the oval hole is a gold-colored metal shape. To the right of the oval hole is a smaller oval hole. The sword guard is decorated with gold-colored metal flowers, leaves, and a butterfly. The flowers and leaves form curved lines that go around the top and bottom of the sword guard. The background of the image is gray. This is a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1795
- Medium
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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