Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira, Melee weapon hilt cap decorated with two flowerpots: one with a dwarf pine tree, the other with a dwarf flowering plum tree; on the reverse a flowering tree seedling with wrapped roots. Japanese; Edo–Meiji period, 19th century late Edo/Meiji. Materials/technique: metal kashira. Dimensions: height 0.9 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 2.0 cm., An oval metallic object with a worn brown wooden interior suspended against a solid gray background; the metal rim is brass-toned with some gold-colored accents on the sides, and the wooden inner surface shows a darker brown triangle-shaped cutout, with a small strip of pale material visible along one inner edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_474

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77.2Mb (383.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt cap kashira Melee weapon cap decorated two flowerpots dwarf pine tree dwarf flowering plum tree reverse flowering tree seedling wrapped roots Japanese Edo–Meiji period 19th century late Edo Meiji Materials technique metal kashira Dimensions height 0.9 cm width 3.7 cm depth 2.0 cm oval metallic object worn brown wooden interior suspended solid gray background metal rim brass-toned gold-colored accents sides wooden inner surface darker brown triangle-shaped cutout small strip pale material visible inner edge.