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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a round, flat object with a dark brown center featuring a teardrop-shaped cutout. The object is predominantly gold-colored with a patterned border around its edges. The gold-colored sections contain various designs, including clouds and buildings. There are also several oval-shaped cutouts around the central teardrop-shaped cutout. The background of the image is light gray. This object appears to be a Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Iron, gold, silver, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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