Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

TitleSword Guard (Tsuba)
ArtistOmori Teruhide
Date18th century 18th century
MediumCopper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba
OriginJapanese Japanese
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineCharles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Sword Guard (Tsuba)” is a work by Omori Teruhide, dated 18th century. It is executed in copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) 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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