Caption

Sword hilt ferrule kashira, Japanese, katana hilt component, melee weapon hilt ferrule head, decorated with shells and seaweed, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th–19th century, Japan; kashira; height 0.7 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 1.5 cm., An oblong ornamental object is centered against a plain gray background; the object shows a combination of dark brown and black surfaces with small areas of metallic gold accents and lighter brown highlights, and it features raised decorative motifs resembling branching forms and textured, pitted areas, with two narrow side extensions and a smooth, slightly rounded shape.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (479.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt ferrule kashira Japanese katana hilt component melee weapon hilt ferrule head decorated shells seaweed Edo period 1603–1868 18th–19th century Japan kashira height 0.7 cm width 3.2 cm depth 1.5 cm oblong ornamental object centered plain gray background object combination dark brown black surfaces small areas metallic gold accents lighter brown highlights features raised decorative motifs resembling branching forms textured pitted areas two narrow side extensions smooth slightly rounded shape.