Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Kaneie, school craftsman author. Oval tsuba for a short tantô sword, with an irregularly outlined, wavy uchi kaeshi-type edge and a textured surface, decorated on both sides with a landscape motif. On the obverse: a fisherman on the shore, piled rocks and a hut under a pine tree; on the reverse: a sketchy landscape motif. Details vegetation accentuated with gold inlay, fisherman's head inlaid with shakudô. Signed. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan; Fushimi, Yamashiro. Materials/function: tsuba sword crossguard. Dimensions: height 5.7 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 0.35 cm., A round, flat metal object with a weathered, rusty brown surface floats against a uniform gray background; the object has a few irregular cutouts and a few small spots of gold-colored flecks on its surface, with uneven, slightly rough edges and variations of darker and lighter brown tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_030

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Kaneie school craftsman author Oval tsuba short tantô sword irregularly outlined wavy uchi kaeshi-type edge textured surface decorated sides landscape motif obverse fisherman shore piled rocks hut under pine tree reverse sketchy landscape motif Details vegetation accentuated gold inlay fisherman's head inlaid shakudô Signed 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Fushimi Yamashiro Materials function tsuba sword crossguard Dimensions height 5.7 cm width 5.2 cm depth 0.35 cm round flat metal object weathered rusty brown surface floats uniform gray background object irregular cutouts small spots gold-colored flecks uneven slightly rough edges variations darker lighter brown tones.