Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira by Kita, Takenori, / personal slogans / metalwork; Mito, school; moon iconography, flowers, lotuses; for katana hilts; Japanese art, Japanese culture; melee/oriental weapons; Edo 1603–1868, Meiji 1868–1912; weapons, swords; 2nd half 19th century Edo/Meiji period; Japan; kashira; height 3.3 cm, width 1.6 cm, depth 0.5 cm., A single dark gray oval object with a slightly textured surface sits against a medium gray background; attached to it is a small decorative element featuring a round pale gray disc, a few small star-shaped floral pieces in shades of gold and copper, and a thin black curved stem, with a narrow strip of metallic gold visible along one side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_341

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (465.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sword hilt cap kashira Kita Takenori personal slogans metalwork Mito school moon iconography flowers lotuses katana hilts Japanese art Japanese culture melee oriental weapons Edo 1603–1868 Meiji 1868–1912 weapons swords 2nd half 19th century Edo Meiji period Japan kashira height 3.3 cm width 1.6 cm depth 0.5 cm single dark gray oval object slightly textured surface sits medium gray background attached small decorative element featuring round pale gray disc small star-shaped floral pieces shades gold copper thin black curved stem narrow strip metallic visible side.