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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue sword guard with rounded square shape and gold edge. Two oval cutouts on either side of a central elongated triangular cutout. Gold and black floral designs on right side and bottom. Gold oval patches on left and right cutouts. Japanese characters on left side. The sword guard is titled "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and is by an artist that is not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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