Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira, ; subject: flowers and twigs; materials/technique: grained background with gold and silver inlaid decoration; culture/place: Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, 18th century; object type: kashira for katana/saber; function: sword hilt cap; dimensions: height 3.6 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 0.8 cm., An oval metal object viewed from above, centered on a plain gray background, showing a dark interior with irregular textured material and worn metal edges; the metal has brownish and copper tones with some darker gray and black areas, and there are small patches of lighter tan and greenish discoloration around the interior.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (762.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt cap kashira subject flowers twigs materials technique grained background gold silver inlaid decoration culture place Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 18th century object type kashira katana saber function sword cap dimensions height 3.6 cm width 2.0 cm depth 0.8 cm oval metal object viewed centered plain gray background showing dark interior irregular textured material worn edges brownish copper tones darker gray black areas small patches lighter tan greenish discoloration interior.