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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A circular, dark gray metal object with a rough texture and a scratched surface, featuring two oval-shaped cutouts on either side of a teardrop-shaped cutout, with thin curved lines etched around the edge and around the cutouts; a small amount of orange rust visible around the teardrop-shaped cutout; no text or markings.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Iron, gold, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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