Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Round tsuba maru gata in the Chinese Cantonese style with a distinct finely fluted gilded edge and a narrow border with a stylized, delicately engraved plant twig. Seppa dai: silver, round, decorated with an engraved horizontal stripe motif of stylized groups of trees. The shield's decoration is openwork, in the shape of a braid with four cross-shaped rectangles bearing ideograms in the style of seal script. Not signed. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; diameter 7.6 cm; thickness 0.5 cm., A round metal object with a central vertical opening flanked by two rounded openings, featuring an open lattice pattern in the surrounding ring and a textured outer rim; the metal shows shades of dark brown and black with areas of worn gold color and some silvery gray on the central panel, and the background is a flat medium gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_465

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Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Round tsuba maru gata Chinese Cantonese style distinct finely fluted gilded edge narrow border stylized delicately engraved plant twig Seppa dai silver round decorated engraved horizontal stripe motif stylized groups trees shield's decoration openwork shape braid four cross-shaped rectangles bearing ideograms style seal script signed 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba diameter 7.6 cm thickness 0.5 cm round metal object central vertical opening flanked two rounded openings featuring open lattice pattern surrounding ring textured outer rim metal shades dark brown black areas worn gold color silvery gray central panel background flat medium gray.