Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Sôten school, Kitagawa Sôten attributed, pines, bamboos, plants, waterfall, Uba under a pine tree by a stream looking at the sky where the moon emerges from behind clouds; positive openwork pattern, inlaid with gold and shakudo; oval tatemaru gata with irregular, rounded edge; signed. 1701–1730 Edo period, 1603–1868. Japan; Ômi Eshu province. Tsuba. Height 7.1 cm; width 6.7 cm., A round, openwork metal object with a dark brown surface and a few areas of gold detailing, shaped with an irregular outer rim and two central oval openings; the design shows a group of cloud-like swirls near the top highlighted in gold, a reclining animal-like figure on the right with gold decorative markings on its body, a few leafy plant forms and bamboo-like elements toward the lower left rendered in gold accents, and textured, slightly raised surfaces throughout creating a carved, sculptural appearance against a gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_460

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103.0Mb (4.5Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Sôten school Kitagawa Sôten attributed pines bamboos plants waterfall Uba under pine tree stream looking sky moon emerges clouds positive openwork pattern inlaid gold shakudo oval tatemaru gata irregular rounded edge signed 1701–1730 Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Ômi Eshu province Tsuba Height 7.1 cm width 6.7 cm round openwork metal object dark brown surface areas gold detailing shaped irregular outer rim two central oval openings design group cloud- swirls near top highlighted reclining animal- figure right gold decorative markings body leafy plant forms bamboo- elements lower left rendered gold accents textured slightly raised surfaces creating carved sculptural appearance gray background.