Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Kaneie craftsman, Edo period 18th century, 1603–1868, Japan — Fushimi, Yamashiro. Tsuba in the shape of a quatrefoil mokkô with an uchikaeshi edge, katahitsu ana one side hole. Relief decoration showing the sennin Gama sitting under a tree, holding a staff and looking at a three-legged frog; reverse with a sketched landscape motif with a waterfall. Details eyes, pebbles, staff inlaid with gold and shakudô. Materials: metal shakudô inlay. Function: sword crossguard katana. Height 7.2 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 0.4 cm., A dark brown, roughly cloud-shaped metal object with a textured surface and two irregular cutouts, showing a carved scene of a seated figure holding a curved staff and a nearby frog-like creature; small inlaid dots of gold highlight parts of the staff, the creature’s eyes, and a few scattered spots on the surface, and there are lighter brown and subtle reddish-brown variations across the metal.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_343

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Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Kaneie craftsman Edo period 18th century 1603–1868 Japan Fushimi Yamashiro Tsuba shape quatrefoil mokkô uchikaeshi edge katahitsu ana side hole Relief decoration showing sennin Gama sitting under tree holding staff looking three-legged frog reverse sketched landscape motif waterfall Details eyes pebbles staff inlaid gold shakudô Materials metal shakudô inlay Function sword crossguard katana Height 7.2 cm width 6.8 cm depth 0.4 cm dark brown roughly cloud-shaped metal object textured surface two irregular cutouts showing carved scene seated figure holding curved staff nearby frog- creature small inlaid dots gold highlight parts creature’s eyes scattered spots surface lighter brown subtle reddish-brown variations across metal.