Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Round, flat, circular object with a dark brown and orange pattern. Two oval-shaped holes in the center. A gold insect on the bottom right and silver leaves and vines on the right side and bottom. The background of the object has a wood grain-like pattern. The object is a sword guard, or tsuba, created by an unknown artist.
Artwork details
- Date:
- possibly 19th century
- Medium:
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper (mokume-gane); gold; silver
- Culture:
- Japanese
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 600 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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