Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Higo school; maker Tokishige. Round tsuba maru gata with rectangular edge kaku mimi, sekigane made of copper. Decorated with a negative openwork composition showing birds sitting on a rock. Japanese, Edo 1603–1868, 18th century, tsuba for katana; diameter 7.4 cm, thickness 0.38 cm., A round metal object with a dark brown surface and areas of lighter brown and copper tones, featuring cutout silhouettes of birds perched on irregular branches and openings, with smooth edges and some rough worn spots, set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Higo school maker Tokishige Round tsuba maru gata rectangular edge kaku mimi sekigane copper Decorated negative openwork composition showing birds sitting rock Japanese Edo 1603–1868 18th century katana diameter 7.4 cm thickness 0.38 cm round metal object dark brown surface areas lighter brown copper tones featuring cutout silhouettes birds perched irregular branches openings smooth edges rough worn spots set pale gray background.