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Crossguard tsuba, Tetsugendô, school author, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Edo 1603–1868, weapons, cold weapons, swords, katana, sword crossguards, tsubas, moons, birds, geese. Tsuba round maru gata, flat, with a polished surface migaki ji. Decorated with a delicate negative openwork creating a motif of a moon partially hidden behind clouds and a flight of wild geese. Unsigned. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; height 7.1 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 0.35 cm., A round metal disk with a dark brown to black patina floating against a pale gray background, featuring a few irregular cutouts including a rounded triangular hole and elongated oval openings, small engraved marks and short lines on its surface, and areas of lighter brown rust and slight wear around the edges and cutouts.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_039

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (1.5Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Tetsugendô school author Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868 weapons cold weapons swords katana sword crossguards tsubas moons birds geese Tsuba round maru gata flat polished surface migaki ji Decorated delicate negative openwork creating motif moon partially hidden clouds flight wild geese Unsigned 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba height 7.1 cm width 6.9 cm depth 0.35 cm round metal disk dark brown black patina floating pale gray background featuring irregular cutouts rounded triangular hole elongated oval openings small engraved marks short lines areas lighter brown rust slight wear edges cutouts.