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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray metal sword guard with rounded rectangular shape and curved bottom; two elongated oval-shaped cutouts in center; gold-colored, curved, ornate design on right side; design features swirling patterns and ends in curl at bottom and spiraling tendril at top.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Iron, bronze, copper
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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