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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sword guard, or tsuba, by an unidentified artist, is a rounded square shape with a dark brown color and three cut-out sections. The cut-outs are two oval shapes on either side of a teardrop shape. A design of a branch with leaves and a flower is on the lower right. The flower has a gold center and petals. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork details

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