Caption

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 dark metal object with a worn, rusty surface sits against a neutral gray background; the object has a few cutouts including a central vertical elongated cutout and two irregular oval cutouts flanking it, a few smaller star-like slits near one edge, and an irregular silhouette cutout near the top, showing colors of dark brown, black, gray, and hints of reddish rust.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_040

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (5.7Mb) / 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 dark metal object worn rusty surface sits neutral gray background object cutouts central vertical elongated cutout two irregular oval flanking smaller star- slits near edge irregular silhouette cutout near top showing colors dark brown black gray hints reddish rust.