Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Tômei, sword crossguard from Japan, Edo period, Bunka era 1809. Tsuba round maru gata with rectangular edge kaku mimi; seppa-dai oval, ryôhitsu ana blinded with shakudo. Entire surface decorated on both sides in relief: braided motif—herringbone on the obverse, squares on the reverse. Edge decorated with a delicate ornament of densely arranged spots. Signed. Diameter 8.35 cm; thickness 0.4 cm., A round object with a woven textured surface in brown tones and a darker brown central oval opening, bordered by a thin rim that shows speckled silver wear, with two irregular silver-colored metal insets flanking the central opening, all set against a light grey background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_046

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103.0Mb (8.4Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Tômei sword crossguard Japan Edo period Bunka era 1809 Tsuba round maru gata rectangular edge kaku mimi seppa-dai oval ryôhitsu ana blinded shakudo Entire surface decorated sides relief braided motif herringbone obverse squares reverse Edge decorated delicate ornament densely arranged spots Signed Diameter 8.35 cm thickness 0.4 cm round object woven textured surface brown tones darker brown central oval opening bordered thin rim speckled silver wear two irregular silver-colored metal insets flanking central opening set light grey background.