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Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine

c. 1800
Overall: 9 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This sword guard may have been made by the Soten school.
  • "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 Elephant in Pine|url=false|author=|year=c. 1800|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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