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sword guard (tsuba)

Object details

Category	Arms & Armour
Object type	Tsuba
Materials and techniques	Iron with brass pins Iron Brass
Brief description	Met, Japan, SF
Physical description	sword guard (tsuba)
Dimensions	Height: 55mm Width: 59mm
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	M.1958-1931

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O462573/tsuba/

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