Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Takehara Tomomasa; oval tsuba tatemaru gata with rectangular edge, inlaid with gold using the nunome technique in a rinzu ornament. Side holes ryohitsu ana are part of the openwork background. Decorated with relief carving and engraving depicting two elderly people standing by the seashore beneath a spreading pine tree, gazing at the moon emerging from the fog and folding their hands in prayer; two brooms and several shells lie on the shoreline sand. The man is Jo, son of Izanagi; the woman is Uba — their legend Takasago symbolizes long life and a happy marriage. Japanese; Edo period, 18th century. Materials/subject: weapons — swords/katana crossguard tsuba; motifs: pine trees, water, moon, shells, sea waves, men's and woman's heads. Dimensions: height 7.0 cm, width 6.7 cm, depth 0.45 cm., A round metallic object with a dark brown surface and a decorative golden edge sits against a light gray background, showing carved raised and recessed patterns across its top including several vertical cutouts and sculpted relief areas, with the metal surface displaying worn and slightly textured areas and the golden rim featuring an interlocking geometric motif.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_044

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

103.0Mo (3.0Mo) / 50.8cm x 50.8cm / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Takehara Tomomasa oval tsuba tatemaru gata rectangular edge inlaid gold using nunome technique rinzu ornament Side holes ryohitsu ana part openwork background Decorated relief carving engraving depicting two elderly people standing seashore beneath spreading pine tree gazing moon emerging fog folding hands prayer two brooms several shells lie shoreline sand man Jo son Izanagi woman Uba legend Takasago symbolizes long life happy marriage Japanese Edo period 18th century Materials subject weapons swords katana crossguard tsuba motifs trees water moon shells sea waves men's woman's heads Dimensions height 7.0 cm width 6.7 cm depth 0.45 cm round metallic object dark brown surface decorative golden edge sits light gray background showing carved raised recessed patterns across top several vertical cutouts sculpted relief areas metal surface displaying worn slightly textured areas golden rim featuring interlocking geometric motif.