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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular sword guard with a textured surface. The guard features three cut-out sections: - one long, thin, vertically oriented section in the center - one rounded rectangular section on the left - one rounded rectangular section on the right. A heart-shaped cut-out section is at the bottom. The guard has gold inlays depicting a landscape scene. The background of the image is light gray. The guard is titled "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and is by an unspecified artist.

Artwork Details

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