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Hand guard
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Hand guard

anonymous · 1600 - 1800 · iron (metal); gold (metal); silver (metal); email

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Nearly round tsuba with on the front a large mon in silver (unome-zogan) with around it a number of smaller mon in gold and silver (nunome-zogan) on a green enameled ground; on the back a diamond-shaped field with stylized vines in silver inlay; under the central opening a round hole (udenuki-ana).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
tsuba
Credit lineHand guard. 1600 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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