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Description: | A tsuba is a guard for a Japanese sword, which protects the warrior's hand in a fight. This tsuba is made of iron (tetsu), and is in the square shape with rounded corners known as kaku gata. The pierced and carved decoration shows two dragons. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East metalwork art other cultures date | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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