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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Circular dark brown metal object with a raised edge. The object has a large central vertical cutout, wider at the top than the bottom, with a small gold line at the bottom. There are two small flower-shaped cutouts below the central cutout. The top left has three bird-like shapes protruding out, likely in flight. The right side depicts a raised mountain landscape with a small pagoda on top. The background of the image is white. This is a Tsuba by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Iron
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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