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Sword Guard (Tsuba)

c. 1615–1868

Japan, possibly Edo period

(1615-1868)
Medium
iron with brass inlay
Measurements
Diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.530
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A circular iron sword guard, with a dark, pitted surface, features three central openings: a tall, tapered vertical slit flanked by a trefoil shape on the left and an oval on the right. Clusters of small, five-petaled brass flowers are inlaid across the upper and lower sections. Thin brass lines form angular, arrow-like marks near the top and bottom. The iron displays a rough, dark-brown and black texture throughout.

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

c. 1615–1868

Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)

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