Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Tôryûsai school; 19th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba in the shape of a rectangle with rounded sides and corners nadegaku gata, slightly raised with a rounded profiled edge. Surface decorated in low and high relief: obverse shows a large butterfly in flight seen sideways, with a nakago-ana through its wings, an oval seppa-dai, and side hitsu-ana; details engraved and highlighted with gilded nunome inlay. Reverse depicts a chrysanthemum sprig with a flower visible from the back, rendered in brass high-relief inlay takazôgan and gold nunome inlay. Unsigned. Materials: metal with brass and gold inlay. Type: tsuba sword crossguard. Dimensions: height 8 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 0.6 cm., A dark brown rounded square metal object with a central vertical oval opening flanked by two rounded openings, decorated with a raised flower motif at the upper left and a group of leafy plant motifs along the lower edge, with several gilded highlights on parts of the flower and leaves; the surface shows textured dark brown patina and subtle variations of brown and black, set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_464

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103.0Mb (4.6Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Tôryûsai school 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba shape rectangle rounded sides corners nadegaku gata slightly raised rounded profiled edge Surface decorated low high relief obverse large butterfly flight sideways nakago-ana wings oval seppa-dai side hitsu-ana details engraved highlighted gilded nunome inlay Reverse depicts chrysanthemum sprig flower visible back rendered brass high-relief inlay takazôgan gold nunome inlay Unsigned Materials metal brass gold inlay Type tsuba sword crossguard Dimensions height 8 cm width 7.5 cm depth 0.6 cm dark brown square metal object central vertical oval opening flanked two openings decorated raised flower motif upper left group leafy plant motifs lower edge several gilded highlights parts leaves surface textured dark brown patina subtle variations brown black set neutral gray background.