Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔)
Dark brown sword guard with rounded edges and a central elongated triangular hole. The guard features a textured wood grain-like pattern. Two black fish with detailed scales and fins are on the right side. The fish are surrounded by yellow seaweed-like motifs on the left and bottom. The background of the image is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- dated 1868 (Keiō 4, 5th month)
- Medium
- Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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