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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with a smooth edge. Two oval-shaped holes are on either side of a narrow, elongated triangular hole in the center. The right side has an etched design resembling a tree with yellow inlays. The bottom has etched wavy lines. The left side has a few etched wavy lines. The background of the image is light gray. This is a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th century
Medium:
Iron, gold, silver, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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