Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown circular object with two oval holes side by side and a teardrop shaped hole in the middle. The object is a sword guard, tsuba. Gold inlays depicting a scene with two roosters, one gold and one black, and a hen with chicks. Gold inlays also show a fence on the right side and a tree on the top. Small gold leaves scattered around. Background of the image is light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Iron, gold, silver, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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