Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Treasure Motifs
c. 1615–1868
- Medium
- iron
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
- Culture
- Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868)
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Japanese Art
- Credit line
- Gift of D. Z. Norton
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This sword guard features the sacred jewel, magic mallet, hat of invisibility, and magic bag motifs.
