Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Shôami, and Migaki ; tsuba of the kuruma tsuba type, of the Buddhist Law Circle; oval seppa dai; on both sides decoration of irregular brass inlaid spots, and on the edge two stripes, the outer one filled with fine dots. Unsigned. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; diameter 8.5 cm, thickness 0.5 cm., A round, flat metal object with a central elongated oval opening and a few surrounding irregular cutouts, featuring radial openwork segments separated by raised bars; the surface shows areas of brown iron and patches of gold-toned inlay or gilding, with darker brown decorative cloud-like motifs on the gold sections and a textured band along the outer rim; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_216

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103.0Mb (4.7Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Shôami Migaki tsuba kuruma tsuba type Buddhist Law Circle oval seppa dai sides decoration irregular brass inlaid spots edge two stripes outer filled fine dots Unsigned 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba diameter 8.5 cm thickness 0.5 cm round flat metal object central elongated oval opening surrounding irregular cutouts featuring radial openwork segments separated raised bars surface areas brown iron patches gold-toned inlay gilding darker brown decorative cloud- motifs gold sections textured band outer rim background uniform light gray.