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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard, Tsuba, with a bird in the top left corner and gold inlays. The guard has a rounded shape with wavy lines at the bottom. There are three holes, one long and thin in the middle and two rounded on either side. The gold inlays form a mountain on the top right and waves on the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Iron, gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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