Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Brown metal circular object with a central oval hole. A smiling man with a mustache and goatee is carved into the metal. He has a gold rectangular hat on his head. His right hand holds a fan in front of him. He wears a brown robe with gold bands around his wrists. Two gold flowers are on the right. The object sits on a background of brown and gold rope-like designs and flowers.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium:
- Copper alloy (sentoku), red copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper
- Culture:
- Japanese
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 600 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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