Caption

Metal collar ending a sword hilt fuchi by Kita Takenori, signed; decorated in high relief with inlaid and engraved motifs including moon, lotuses, momiji maple leaves and flowers. Edo to Meiji period, 2nd half of 18th–19th century Japan. Materials: metal; function: katana hilt fitting. Height 3.9 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A small oval dark object with a horizontal slot on top sits against a neutral gray background, showing a smooth, slightly curved exterior with carved floral motifs including a dark leaf and a small shiny flower element in gold color; the object has subtle surface texture and reflects faintly on the surface beneath, and the visible colors are shades of black, gray, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_335

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (449.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Metal collar ending sword hilt fuchi Kita Takenori signed decorated high relief inlaid engraved motifs moon lotuses momiji maple leaves flowers Edo Meiji period 2nd half 18th–19th century Japan Materials metal function katana hilt fitting Height 3.9 cm width 2.2 cm depth 1.2 cm small oval dark object horizontal slot top sits neutral gray background showing smooth slightly curved exterior carved floral motifs dark leaf small shiny flower element gold color object subtle surface texture reflects faintly surface beneath visible colors shades black gray gold.