Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Kasuga school; maker Kunihide. Tsuba in the shape of an eight-petaled flower hachi mokkô; both hitsu cut into an identical multi-petaled shape. The central part is enclosed by a fairly wide, recessed circle stained with dark red lacquer, with openwork heart-shaped cutouts inome type at the edge between the petals, emphasized by delicate gold inlay. The surface of the guard is partly of the mokume tetsu type imitation of wood grain. 17th century Edo period, 1603–1868. Japan, Higo province. Tsuba; diameter 8 cm; thickness 0.25 cm., A round, flat object with a scalloped edge made of dark brown material sits on a pale gray surface; it has a recessed central area with several openings and a slightly raised circular ridge with a reddish-brown inner ring, and there are a few small heart-shaped inlays or markings around the outer edge in a gold color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_455

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Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Kasuga school maker Kunihide Tsuba shape eight-petaled flower hachi mokkô hitsu cut identical multi-petaled shape central part enclosed fairly wide recessed circle stained dark red lacquer openwork heart-shaped cutouts inome type edge petals emphasized delicate gold inlay surface guard partly mokume tetsu type imitation wood grain 17th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Higo province diameter 8 cm thickness 0.25 cm round flat object scalloped edge dark brown material sits pale gray surface recessed central area several openings slightly raised circular ridge reddish-brown inner ring small heart-shaped inlays markings outer edge gold color.