Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese sword guard, Tsuba, by an unknown artist. Circular, dark gray metal with a central oval-shaped hole. A man in a traditional Japanese robe sits on a rocky outcropping at the bottom right. He wears a conical hat and holds a staff. A tree with golden leaves is behind him to the right; a waterfall with a tree on the left side. A group of three lines of Japanese characters incised on the center. The background is a light grey.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1830
- Medium
- Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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