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

Kawamura Tsuneshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square metal object with rounded corners, bronze in color. Two elongated holes cut out in center. Decorations include a dragon on right, waves at bottom, and clouds at top. Dragon faces right, has spiky back, long tail, and three claws on one leg visible. Waves curl up at bottom. Clouds are wavy and curvy. Foreign script on left side near holes. Light gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Brass, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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