# Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower

- Date: c. 1615–1868
- Medium: iron
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Donahey
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.91)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1915.91/1915.91_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

An inscription on one side of this sword guard states that the maker went by the first name of Masafusa, and worked in the historical province of Musashi. This area includes modern Tokyo.