The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 6, 2023

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.)

Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.445

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

signed "Masamitsu, residing in Musashi province."

Citations
"Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 6 (1919): 113-14. Mentioned: p. 114 www.jstor.org
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.445