Caption

Sword hilt ferrule kashira, Suiyôdô, Toshimasa maker, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 19th century, katana hilt, depicts hens and roosters iconography, Japanese sword fitting, kashira; dimensions: height 3.6 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 0.9 cm., A small, rectangular object with rounded edges sits against a neutral gray background; the object is primarily dark brown with a smooth, slightly reflective surface and features a central oval opening. On its top surface there is a decorative element in metallic gold and black, with the gold forming a curved, wing-like shape and the black appearing as an adjacent, contrasting area; a small area of reddish color is visible near the gold. The overall composition shows a single isolated object centered horizontally with a large expanse of gray surrounding it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_493

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (333.0Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt ferrule kashira Suiyôdô Toshimasa maker Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 19th century katana hilt depicts hens roosters iconography Japanese sword fitting kashira dimensions height 3.6 cm width 1.7 cm depth 0.9 cm small rectangular object rounded edges sits neutral gray background object primarily dark brown smooth slightly reflective surface features central oval opening top surface decorative element metallic gold black gold forming curved wing- shape black appearing adjacent contrasting area small area reddish color visible near gold composition single isolated centered horizontally large expanse gray surrounding .