Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Tetsugendô, / school, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century. Iron tsuba, round maru gata, flat with a polished surface migaki ji. Decorated with delicate negative openwork forming a motif of a moon partially hidden behind clouds and a flight of wild geese; unsigned. Function: sword crossguard for katana. Dimensions: height 7.1 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 0.35 cm., A round metal object with a weathered, mottled surface showing shades of gray, brown, and hints of rusty orange, featuring a central elongated triangular opening flanked by two irregular oval openings and a cloud-shaped opening, plus a few small bird-shaped cutouts and linear scratches near the top, all set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_037

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (8.0Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Tetsugendô school Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century Iron tsuba round maru gata flat polished surface migaki ji Decorated delicate negative openwork forming motif moon partially hidden clouds flight wild geese unsigned Function sword crossguard katana Dimensions height 7.1 cm width 6.9 cm depth 0.35 cm round metal object weathered mottled surface showing shades gray brown hints rusty orange featuring central elongated triangular opening flanked two irregular oval openings cloud-shaped opening plus small bird-shaped cutouts linear scratches near top set pale gray background.