Sword Guard (Cleveland Museum of Art 1919.457)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1500s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1919.457: Sword Guard, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615). Iron (Myochin type); average: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.).
Inscribed: signed "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 (Myochin type)
- Dimensions
- Average: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Average: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- iron (Myochin type)
Design
- Inscription
- signed "Nobuiye."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1500s
- Culture period
- Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1919.457
- 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.