Sword Guard (Tsuba)
| Title | Sword Guard (Tsuba) |
|---|---|
| Date | 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Iron, copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) |
| Classification | Sword Furniture-Tsuba |
| Origin | Japanese Japanese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“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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Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Japanese. Browse more public-domain art from Japanese.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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