Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower

Date

c. 1615–1868

Medium

iron

Culture

Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. The signature could be that of Itō Masafusa, or added later by someone else as an attribution.

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