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    "localId": "95199",
    "label": "Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower",
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    "id": "95199",
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    "title": "Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower",
    "description": "An inscription on one side of this sword guard states that the maker went by the first name of Masafusa, and worked in the historical province of Musashi. This area includes modern Tokyo.",
    "date": "c. 1615–1868",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.91",
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    "language": "en",
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        "Arms and Armor"
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.91/1915.91_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)"
    ],
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    "tombstone": "Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Donahey, 1915.91",
    "collection": "Japanese Art",
    "inscriptions": [
        {
            "inscription": "武州住正房",
            "inscription_translation": "Transliteration: Bushū Ju Masafusa \nTranslation: Masafusa residing in the province of Musashi"
        }
    ],
    "didYouKnow": "The signature could be that of Itō Masafusa, or added later by someone else as an attribution. <strong><br></strong>",
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.91",
    "creditline": "Gift of J. H. Donahey",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:05:34.874000",
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