Sword Guard
mid-1800s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Sword Guard, mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Iron (Choshu type); diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.407
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- iron (Choshu type)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed "Masataka, residing at Hagi, Nagato province, made."
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1919.407
- Credit Line
- Gift of D. Z. Norton
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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