Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira, ; subject: deer and Fukurokuju deity; material/genre: kashira for sword katana, sabers, hilts; culture: Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; function: sword hilt cap for edged weapon; dimensions: height 3.4 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 0.8 cm., A small oval dark brown object with a textured surface sits against a uniform gray background; the object has a raised central motif featuring a glossy yellow-gold curved shape at the top and darker brown carved details below that resemble flowing lines and rounded forms, with subtle lighter brown highlights and a slight sheen on the gold area.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (538.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt cap kashira subject deer Fukurokuju deity material genre kashira sword katana sabers hilts culture Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century function sword cap edged weapon dimensions height 3.4 cm width 1.8 cm depth 0.8 cm small oval dark brown object textured surface sits uniform gray background object raised central motif featuring glossy yellow-gold curved shape top darker brown carved details resemble flowing lines rounded forms subtle lighter brown highlights slight sheen gold area.