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Document identity
localId
99873
label
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
99873
contentType
object
title
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine
date
c. 1800
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79489434
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1919.432
Source extras
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iron
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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine, c. 1800. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Iron; overall: 9 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1919.432
collection
Japanese Art
didYouKnow
This sword guard may have been made by the Soten school.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 6 (1919): 113-14.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 114
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25136301
creditline
Gift of D. Z. Norton
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:24:01.690000
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99873
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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iron
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1
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0
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photo
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