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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brass-colored sword guard with rounded square shape. Darker brown coloration around edges. Gold-colored floral design on surface. Three holes along bottom edge. Two kidney shaped holes on left and right sides. One teardrop shaped hole in center.

Artwork details

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