

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Dark brown circular sword guard with a central elongated teardrop-shaped hole and a smaller, rounded heart-shaped hole at the bottom. The guard features gold-colored designs. A gold design resembling a bird or mythical creature with outstretched wings flying towards the right is seen at the bottom right. On the top left and right are gold cloud-like designs. The background of the object has a weathered appearance with visible scratches and marks. The background behind the sword guard is plain white. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Unknown.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium
- Iron, gold, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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