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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown metal object with ridged circular shape. Scalloped edge. Central oval hole with rounded edges and a rectangular cutout in the middle. Two gold oval shapes on either side of the hole. Three etched lines extending from the oval hole to the edge. Two short lines etched perpendicular to the three lines.

Artwork details

Date:
17th–19th century
Medium:
Iron, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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