Caption

Sword hilt ferrule kashira, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa maker, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century; materials/subject: katana hilt, depiction of hens and roosters iconography; measurements: height 3.6 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 0.9 cm., A small oval object sits centered on a gray background, appearing metallic with a dark brown surface and a slight reflective sheen. On its top surface there is a sculpted decorative element with raised shapes in gold and black tones, including a textured gold area and darker curved sections. The object has a narrow horizontal opening along one side and small raised floral or rounded embellishments on its edges. The visible colors are gray, dark brown, gold, black, and hints of red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_490

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

77.2Mo (382.3Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt ferrule kashira Suiyôdô Toshimasa maker Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century materials subject katana hilt depiction hens roosters iconography measurements height 3.6 cm width 1.7 cm depth 0.9 cm small oval object sits centered gray background appearing metallic dark brown surface slight reflective sheen top surface sculpted decorative element raised shapes gold black tones textured gold area darker curved sections narrow horizontal opening side small raised floral rounded embellishments edges visible colors gray dark brown black hints red.