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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black sword guard with gold floral designs and scrollwork; shaped like a flower with rounded scalloped edges; two oval cut-outs on either side of a central elongated triangular cut-out.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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