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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard, roughly circular with irregular edges. Two cut-outs: one oval on left and elongated teardrop on right. Cut-outs have gold-colored edges. Gold-colored inlays at top resembling flowers. Relief sculpture on right side depicting a man in traditional clothing.

Artwork details

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