Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

A Japanese sword guard, <i>Tsuba</i> by an unknown artist, made of dark metal with a brown patina, circular in shape. Three cutouts: one oval on the left side, one shaped like an upside-down teardrop in the center and a rounded rectangle on the right. The top depicts a mountain with snowy peaks in silver and gold. The bottom right shows a tree with black leaves and gold accents. The background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:: 18th century
Medium:: Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Culture:: Japanese
Dimensions:: 600 × 600 px
Museum record:: View original

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