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Results for "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"12 records

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fence and Flower

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Elephant in Pine

Unrecorded maker

c. 1800 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1800 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Treasure Motifs by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Treasure Motifs

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Plovers in Waves by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Plovers in Waves

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, brass

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fans by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Fans

Unrecorded maker

1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1750–75 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Bridge and Pine by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Bridge and Pine

Unrecorded maker

mid-1800s · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron with brass inlay

Cleared · CC0

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1615–1868 · Arms and Armor, iron

Cleared · CC0

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