# Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Flowering Vine

- By: Masakata (Japanese)
- Date: c. 1815–50
- Medium: iron
- Classification: Arms and Armor
- Dimensions: Overall: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Credit line: Gift of J. H. Donahey
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.92)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1915.92/1915.92_web.jpg
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