Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

TitleSword Guard (Tsuba)
Datedated 1762 18th century
MediumCopper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper
ClassificationSword Furniture-Tsuba
OriginJapanese Japanese
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineH. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Sword Guard (Tsuba)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated dated 1762. It is executed in copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper and classified as sword furniture-tsuba. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration 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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