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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, black sword guard with gold trim; oval hole on left; central triangular opening; gold and black relief sculpture of man on bull at bottom right; gold and black relief wave sculpture at bottom left; characters etched in center. Sword Guard (Tsuba), artist unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), bronze, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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