Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Tortoises and Chrysanthemums, c. 1615–1868
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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Tortoises and Chrysanthemums

c. 1615–1868

Medium
iron
Classification
Arms and Armor
Dimensions
Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 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