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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard with rounded square shape and three cutouts. The cutouts are in the center and are shaped like a rounded rectangle, a triangle, and an elongated oval. The sword guard has two gold flower-like designs, one in the top-right corner and one in the bottom-left corner. The background of the image is white. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

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