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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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