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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a circular, dark gray metal object with a pattern of interlocking wavy lines. The object, titled "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and created by an unspecified artist, has a central oval shape with a vertical cutout in the middle and two circular cutouts on either side. The object's surface features a repeating pattern of interlocking wavy lines that form a mesh-like design. The background of the image is a plain white surface.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Iron, gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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