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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown, metal sword guard; rounded with a four-petal flower shape on the top and bottom; oval central opening; two oval openings on either side; lower circular opening; reliefs of leaves and four-petal flowers throughout; two interlocking circles on top; gold-colored metal rivets.

Artwork details

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