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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Honjō Yoshitane

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown circular object with a large central cutout consisting of two adjoining white shapes, one oval on the left and a tapered shape on the right; etched lines radiate from bottom right to top left; etched wave-like shapes on top; etched landscape on bottom; plain gray background. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by Honjō Yoshitane.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Iron, gold, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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