Caption

String threading knob kurigata, Japanese, melee weapon hilt fitting with side holes, undercut. Depicts deer, leaves, animals; various surface texturing techniques. Materials/genre: swords, scabbards, katana decorative element. Edo–Meiji period, 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 / Meiji period 1868–1912. Height 2.3 cm; width 3.2 cm; depth 1.5 cm., A curved metallic object with a textured surface in shades of gold and dark bronze floats against a solid gray background; the object has an oval cutout near its center, decorative raised ridges and carved details along one edge, and a few small circular indentations on its top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_479

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (404.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

String threading knob kurigata Japanese melee weapon hilt fitting side holes undercut Depicts deer leaves animals various surface texturing techniques Materials genre swords scabbards katana decorative element Edo–Meiji period 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 Meiji period 1868–1912 Height 2.3 cm width 3.2 cm depth 1.5 cm curved metallic object textured surface shades gold dark bronze floats solid gray background object oval cutout near center decorative raised ridges carved details edge small circular indentations top.