Sword Guard (Tsuba)
| Title | Sword Guard (Tsuba) |
|---|---|
| Date | possibly 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper |
| 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 possibly 17th century. It is executed in iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper 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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Dated to possibly 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Japanese. Browse more public-domain art from Japanese.
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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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