Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

TitleSword Guard (Tsuba)
Date17th century 17th century
MediumIron, copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba
OriginJapanese Japanese
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Bashford Dean, 1919
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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“Sword Guard (Tsuba)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 17th century. It is executed in iron, copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) and classified as sword furniture-tsuba. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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