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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with two oval cutouts in center. The cutout on the left is an elongated vertical oval, while the one on the right is a teardrop shape. A dark brown mustachioed man's face on the bottom right. Man's face has two small gold dots for eyes and a gold ring on the left ear. Gold embellishments resembling flower petals are on the top right. The background is light gray. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Iron, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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