Crossguard tsuba, Tsuchiya Yasuchika 1670–1744. Oval tsuba tatemaru gata with ryohitsu ana and copper sekigane. Decorated in high relief with inlay of various metals using the iro-e takazogan technique: obverse shows a fisherman in a boat pushing with a long pole and looking at a bird flying against clouds; reverse shows reeds over water and the moon emerging from behind clouds. 1st half of the 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan Edo, now Tokyo. Materials: metal with multi-metal inlay. Dimensions: height 7.5 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 0.4 cm., A round metal disc with a worn, uneven surface in shades of gold, brass, brown, gray, and dull silver, featuring an irregular central cutout and a nearby rounded void, with textured areas of brighter gold speckling and darker tarnished patches, a few thin angular protrusions at the lower left in muted gold and dark gray, subtle engraved lines and grooves near the bottom suggesting layered texture, and a small curved inlay of bluish-silver near...
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Crossguard tsuba, Tsuchiya Yasuchika 1670–1744. Oval tsuba tatemaru gata with ryohitsu ana and copper sekigane. Decorated in high relief with inlay of various metals using the iro-e takazogan technique: obverse shows a fisherman in a boat pushing with a long pole and looking at a bird flying against clouds; reverse shows reeds over water and the moon emerging from behind clouds. 1st half of the 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan Edo, now Tokyo. Materials: metal with multi-metal inlay. Dimensions: height 7.5 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 0.4 cm., A round metal disc with a worn, uneven surface in shades of gold, brass, brown, gray, and dull silver, featuring an irregular central cutout and a nearby rounded void, with textured areas of brighter gold speckling and darker tarnished patches, a few thin angular protrusions at the lower left in muted gold and dark gray, subtle engraved lines and grooves near the bottom suggesting layered texture, and a small curved inlay of bluish-silver near the top edge, all set against a flat medium-gray background.

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Crossguard tsuba Tsuchiya Yasuchika 1670–1744 Oval tsuba tatemaru gata ryohitsu ana copper sekigane Decorated high relief inlay various metals using iro-e takazogan technique obverse fisherman boat pushing long pole looking bird flying clouds reverse reeds water moon emerging 1st half 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Edo now Tokyo Materials metal multi-metal inlay Dimensions height 7.5 cm width 6.9 cm depth 0.4 cm round disc worn uneven surface shades gold brass brown gray dull silver featuring irregular central cutout nearby rounded void textured areas brighter gold speckling darker tarnished patches thin angular protrusions lower left muted gold dark gray subtle engraved lines grooves near bottom suggesting layered texture small curved bluish-silver near top edge set flat medium-gray background.

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