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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with a weathered appearance, featuring a central triangular cutout and two oval cutouts on either side; etched designs on the surface.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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