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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown rounded square sword guard with a central triangular cut-out; gray and gold flowers and berries on left and right; gray, black and gold snowflakes; Japanese lettering on right side. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Goto Kazan.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Copper, copper alloy (sentoku), silver, gold
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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