Sword Guard (Tsuba)
| Title | Sword Guard (Tsuba) |
|---|---|
| Date | 1805 19th century |
| Medium | Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō) |
| Classification | Sword Furniture-Tsuba |
| Origin | Japanese Japanese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Sword Guard (Tsuba)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1805. It is executed in copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō) and classified as sword furniture-tsuba. 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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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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