Sword Guard
late 1700s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Sword Guard, late 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Iron (Myochin type); average: 7.6 x 8.3 cm (3 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton 1919.429
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- iron (Myochin type)
- Dimensions
- Average: 7.6 x 8.3 cm (3 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed "Naomitsu made."
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1919.429
- Credit Line
- Gift of D. Z. Norton
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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