Caption

Sword hilt cap kashira, Kita, Takenori, / personal slogans / metalwork, Mito, school, moon iconography, flowers, lotuses, katana, hilts, Japanese art, Japanese culture, melee weapons, oriental weapons, Edo 1603-1868, Meiji 1868-1912, weapons, swords, 2nd half 19th century Edo period 1603-1868 / Meiji period 1868-1912, Japan type of place / place of origin, kashira, height 3.3 cm, width 1.6 cm, depth 0.5 cm, An oval dark brown and black object with a worn, glossy surface and a small attached rectangular piece in a lighter brown, set against a solid gray background; the object shows areas of lighter discoloration and a small strip of pale material, with hints of gold along one edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_342

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (463.0Kb) / 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 weapons oriental weapons Edo 1603-1868 Meiji 1868-1912 weapons swords 2nd half 19th century Edo period 1603-1868 Meiji period 1868-1912 Japan type place origin kashira height 3.3 cm width 1.6 cm depth 0.5 cm oval dark brown black object worn glossy surface small attached rectangular piece lighter brown set solid gray background object areas lighter discoloration small strip pale material hints gold edge.