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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, dark brown metal object with a rusted appearance. The object is a sword guard, known as a tsuba. It has a circular shape. Three cutouts are present: one oval on the left side, one long, thin triangle in the center, and four squares on the right side, arranged in a two-by-two grid. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

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