Caption

Sword hilt ferrule kashira, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century. Katana hilt ferrule kashira with a flower rosette and stylized tendril motif. Materials: edged weapon hilt ferrule. Dimensions: height 1.0 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 2.2 cm., A narrow decorative band centered against a plain gray background, the band is primarily black with thin gold edges and gold scrollwork in the middle, a textured pale four-lobed motif on one side, and a cluster of small pale rounded elements on the other side, with visible colors including black, gold, gray, and pale off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_001

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (403.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt ferrule kashira Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century Katana hilt ferrule kashira flower rosette stylized tendril motif Materials edged weapon hilt ferrule Dimensions height 1.0 cm width 3.7 cm depth 2.2 cm narrow decorative band centered plain gray background band primarily black thin gold edges gold scrollwork middle textured pale four-lobed motif side cluster small pale rounded elements visible colors black gray pale off-white.