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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown tsuba with a wave design and trilobed motifs. The tsuba has rounded rectangular cut-outs on either side with a teardrop shaped cut-out below them. The tsuba's edge features wave designs. The background of the tsuba features etched wavy lines. The tsuba appears to be old and worn.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1861
Medium:
Iron, gilding
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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