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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, dark brown sword guard with gold accents. Petal shaped cutouts extend from a central oval shape to the circular edge. The central oval shape has a long vertical slit. Gold lines trace the petal shapes. Gold starburst shapes are on the circular edge.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Iron, gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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