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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with rounded edge, featuring two oval cutouts on either side of a central teardrop-shaped cutout, teardrop cutout points downward; surface has raised design of wavy lines and four small gold-colored inlays resembling flying birds; background of image is light gray. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by unknown artist.

Artwork Details

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