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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark blue tsuba with teardrop-shaped cutout in center; two oval gold inlays on either side of cutout; gold inlaid decoration on bottom; curved gold and black design on left; scalloped edge.

Artwork details

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