Sword Guard (Cleveland Museum of Art 1919.255)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1919.255: Sword Guard, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Iron; overall: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Nobuiye. 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- iron
Design
- Inscription
- Signature: Nobuiye
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1500s
- Culture period
- Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1919.255
- 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.