Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Black circular object with a wide central cutout shaped like an elongated teardrop with rounded sides, and two oval cutouts on either side. The object has a textured surface featuring a pattern of leaves and flowers in gold. The gold pattern includes small flowers, stems, and leaves. The background of the object is black.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1615–1868
- Medium
- Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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