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tsuba

human history
  • Other Name

    sword guard (descriptive name)

  • Description

    tsuba and bag

    square steel disc with rounded corners, detail of leaves over stream, the three leaves show three different techniques of shakudo, copper and silver, central nakago hole is very small compared to the size of the tsuba, infilled kogai hole

    handsewn rectangular bag, blue and purple fabric with section of black and cream square patterned fabric, lined with brown silk

    Tsuba (sword guards) were used to protect the sword wielder's hands from sliding onto the blade. They are usually finely decorated, incorporating traditional motifs and designs and made from a variety of metals, such as iron, steel, brass or shakudo - an alloy of copper and gold.

  • Place
    Japan
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    M1000 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep… … Read more

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  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tsuba, M1000, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Sep 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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