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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Puppy Playing with Shell on Cord

c. 1615–1868

Japan, possibly Edo period

(1615-1868)
iron
Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.248
Location: Not on view
  • "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 6 (1919): 113-14. Mentioned: p. 114 25136301
  • In the Nature of Materials, Japanese Decorative Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 18-February 20, 1977).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977: In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts.
  • {{cite web|title=Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Puppy Playing with Shell on Cord|url=false|author=|year=c. 1615–1868|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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