Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira, ; subject: demons Oni and lightning; Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; function: katana hilt cap for swords/melee weapons;, Japanese art; dimensions: height 3.5 cm, width 1.9 cm, depth 1.0 cm., An irregularly shaped carved object with a textured surface sits against a solid gray background; the object is primarily brown with darker brown and black tones in the carved recesses, and it has accents of gold in a few raised areas and along a ribbed, oval opening; the surface shows swirling carved patterns and a slightly glossy reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_054

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (503.2Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt cap kashira subject demons Oni lightning Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century function katana cap swords melee weapons Japanese art dimensions height 3.5 cm width 1.9 cm depth 1.0 cm irregularly shaped carved object textured surface sits solid gray background object primarily brown darker brown black tones carved recesses accents gold raised areas ribbed oval opening surface swirling carved patterns slightly glossy reflection beneath .