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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Daikokuten and Ebisu (Cleveland Museum of Art 1919.283)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1615–1868

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1919.283: Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Daikokuten and Ebisu, c. 1615–1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.).

Inscribed: signed: 山城住正吉 花押 (signed: Masakichi, resident of Yamashiro, monogram). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Materials
Research required
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Measurements
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Design

Inscription
signed: 山城住正吉 花押 (signed: Masakichi, resident of Yamashiro, monogram)

Identification

Date recorded
c. 1615–1868
Culture period
Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Museum object number
1919.283
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.
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