File:Tsuba (AM 1741-9).jpg

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Tsuba   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Tsuba
Object type Classification: NM3.7546
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English: Tsuba and bag steel oval disc, low relief spider, a very common theme, with gold leaf leaves, reverse has spider web. Kogai hole filled in. handsewn silk bag, brown with green, blue and red leaf, bird and floral design, cream silk lining. 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.
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width: 115mm
length: 72mm
width: 66mm
height: 125mm

depth: 3mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1741 (object number)
Place of creation Japan
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, M936
Notes Museum Tag: Collections Hub
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