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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown sword guard, rounded rectangular shape with curved sides, two holes cut out in center for sword, oval-shaped and teardrop-shaped holes, gold accents along edges and on surface, small gold dots scattered around surface, carved design on lower left side resembling leaves or branches.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Iron, gold, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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