Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Tsunetada maker, Japanese, Edo period 19th century. Round tsuba maru-gata with a rounded edge maru-mimi. Decorated with an openwork positive design of thirty-two concentrically arranged arrow shafts and feathers with fine engraved details. Inscribed or associated with Bushu Musashi. Materials and function: sword crossguard for katana; melee weapon accessory. Origin: Kawagoe, Japan. Dimensions: height 7.2 cm; width 7.0 cm; depth 0.3 cm., A round metal object with a central elongated oval opening and two rounded side openings, featuring a raised rim and an intricate radial pattern of narrow, textured slats around the center; the surface shows areas of smooth and rough metal with subtle pitting and wear. The piece displays several shades of gray and brown with hints of muted bronze and darker metallic tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_303

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103.0Mb (5.8Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Tsunetada maker Japanese Edo period 19th century Round tsuba maru-gata rounded edge maru-mimi Decorated openwork positive design thirty-two concentrically arranged arrow shafts feathers fine engraved details Inscribed associated Bushu Musashi Materials function sword crossguard katana melee weapon accessory Origin Kawagoe Japan Dimensions height 7.2 cm width 7.0 cm depth 0.3 cm round metal object central elongated oval opening two rounded side openings featuring raised rim intricate radial pattern narrow textured slats center surface areas smooth rough metal subtle pitting wear piece displays several shades gray brown hints muted bronze darker metallic tones.