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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

c. 1615–1868

Japan, possibly Edo period

(1615-1868)
Medium
iron
Measurements
Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.470
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Location
Not on view
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A flat, circular iron disk forms this sword guard, its dark, pitted surface showing a weathered brown patina. Decorative cutouts pierce the metal: a narrow central slot and an adjacent oval opening. Five-petaled flowers are positioned at the top left and bottom right. On the left, a scalloped cloud shape rests above two overlapping rectangular bars, the negative spaces contrasting against the rough, dark texture.

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

c. 1615–1868

Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)

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