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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a dark blue sword guard with a mountain, gold accents, and writing. The guard is square with rounded corners and has two oval-shaped holes on either side of a triangular hole. The top of the guard features a mountain with a snowy peak on the left and a gold cloud on the right. There are gold accents on the left side of the mountain. The bottom-right corner has a wave design with gold dots. Vertical writing is in the center. The background of the image is light gray. The title of the image is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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