Caption

String threading knob kurigata, Japanese, katana scabbard decorative element; depicts deer, leaves, animals. Melee weapon hilt fitting with side holes, undercut; various surface texturing techniques. Materials/technique: metalwork. Date: 19th century late Edo–Meiji period, 1603–1912. Place of origin: Japan. Dimensions: height 2.3 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 1.5 cm., A small oval metallic object with a gold-toned rim sits centered against a smooth gray background; the interior of the oval is darker with mottled shades of brown, black, and hints of red, and the gold edge shows slight wear and variations in tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_477

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (332.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

String threading knob kurigata Japanese katana scabbard decorative element depicts deer leaves animals Melee weapon hilt fitting side holes undercut various surface texturing techniques Materials technique metalwork Date 19th century late Edo–Meiji period 1603–1912 Place origin Japan Dimensions height 2.3 cm width 3.2 cm depth 1.5 cm small oval metallic object gold-toned rim sits centered smooth gray background interior oval darker mottled shades brown black hints red gold edge slight wear variations tone.