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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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