

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown metal sword guard with octopus on top. The sword guard is roughly rectangular shape with curved sides and oval-shaped cutouts on either side. The top is wider than the bottom. The octopus is brown with a lighter brown color on suckers. The octopus has large eyes and eight tentacles. The tentacles extend down the sides and across the bottom of the sword guard. The background is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 18th century
- Medium
- Iron, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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