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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black metal sword guard with a lattice pattern having diamond-shaped openings. The latticework design has a repeating geometric pattern. The guard has a scalloped edge. A central oval shape with a teardrop-shaped cutout is flanked by two smaller oval cutouts.

Artwork details

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