id:			99887
accession number:	1919.445
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.445
updated:		2024-08-08 15:12:06.869000

Sword Guard (Tsuba), early 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Iron (Akao type); average: 7 x 7.7 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.445

title:				Sword Guard (Tsuba)
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1830
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creditline:			Gift of D. Z. Norton
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	iron (Akao type)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Average: 7 x 7.7 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed "Masamitsu, residing in Musashi province."
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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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