id:			99886
accession number:	1919.444
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.444
updated:		2025-02-08 22:46:22.575000

Sword Guard, late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Iron with gold inlay (Choshu type); diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.444

title:				Sword Guard
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series:				
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creation date:			late 1600s
creation date earliest:		1680
creation date latest:		1699
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of D. Z. Norton
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	iron with gold inlay (Choshu type)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed "Tomotsugu, residing at Hagi, Nagato province, made."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Many Faces of Japan
	opening date:   1964-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Many Faces of Japan</i>. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (organizer) (March 1-31, 1964).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 6 (1919): 113-14.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 114
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25136301

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