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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular metal object with a weathered appearance. Two cut-out sections: a teardrop-shaped cutout in the center and a smaller oval-shaped cutout to the left. Decorations in gold and silver: a warrior on a horse on the lower right side, a boat on the upper left side. The background of the metal object features wavy lines at the bottom. The metal object is titled "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

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