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. Inscription/reference: Bushu Musashi. Material: metal melee weapon fitting for katana. Place of origin: Kawagoe, Japan. Dimensions: height 7.2 cm; width 7.0 cm; depth 0.3 cm., A circular metal object with a raised rim and a radial ribbed pattern, appearing in shades of brown and dark rust with hints of black, set against a uniform light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_305

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103.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 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 Inscription reference Bushu Musashi Material metal melee weapon fitting katana Place origin Kawagoe Japan Dimensions height 7.2 cm width 7.0 cm depth 0.3 cm circular metal object raised rim radial ribbed pattern appearing shades brown dark rust hints black set uniform light gray background.