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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a dark brown, square-shaped object. The object is a sword guard and identified as a Tsuba by its title. It has rounded corners and edges. The sword guard has a central elongated oval-shaped hole and an etched design on its surface. The etched design depicts a scene with trees on the top right. The scene also includes waves at the bottom. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

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