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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
Public Domain
Yes
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