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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard, rounded rectangular shape with curved sides and rounded corners. Two oval-shaped holes on either side of a teardrop-shaped hole in the center. A design of thin tree branches with yellow dots along the top and a branch with flowers along the bottom. The background of the image is light gray. The sword guard is titled "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and is the work of an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Iron, gold, silver, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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