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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.224
Title
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Landscape Designs
Classification
Armor
Work Type
armor
Date
18th to 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201409

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with decoration in gold overlay
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
diameter sight: 11.43 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Yamashiro no kuni Fushimi no ju Kaneie

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margot Warner
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.224
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017

Verification Level

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