Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Dragon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1919.244)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1615–1868
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1919.244: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Dragon, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Iron; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.).
Inscribed: 山城国西陳住埋忠 (Transliteration: Yamashiro no kuni Nishijin ni sumu Umetada Translation: Umetada who lives in Nishijin in Yamashiro province). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- iron
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- iron
Design
- Inscription
- 山城国西陳住埋忠 (Transliteration: Yamashiro no kuni Nishijin ni sumu Umetada Translation: Umetada who lives in Nishijin in Yamashiro province)
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1615–1868
- Culture period
- Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1919.244
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 6 (1919): 113-14. Mentioned: p. 114
- Museum classification
- Arms and Armor
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm school, maker signature and date against tsuba references.