Caption

Crossguard tsuba, Yoriie, ; engraved decoration depicting a naked woman bathing in a large tub and wiping her back with a towel; on its body, where the kôgai hitsu ana is usually located, there are two holes udenuki ana. . Images of women; sword crossguard; Japanese art; Japanese culture; Edo 1603–1868; weapon; melee weapon; katana; woman iconography; nudity; swords; round tsuba maru gata; katahitsu ana; rounded edge maru mimi. 18th century Edo period, 1603–1868, Japan. Tsuba; diameter 7.7 cm; thickness 0.3 cm., A round metal object with a dark brown and gray patina shows a carved depiction of a seated figure with stylized hair and a raised arm, positioned above a carved barrel or tub with decorative bands; the object has a central triangular cutout and an irregular shaped hole to one side, and the surface displays areas of darker brown, lighter gray, and mottled black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_049

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (5.3Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crossguard tsuba Yoriie engraved decoration depicting naked woman bathing large tub wiping back towel body kôgai hitsu ana usually located two holes udenuki ana Images women sword crossguard Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868 weapon melee weapon katana woman iconography nudity swords round tsuba maru gata katahitsu ana rounded edge maru mimi 18th century Edo period 1603–1868 Japan Tsuba diameter 7.7 cm thickness 0.3 cm round metal object dark brown gray patina carved depiction seated figure stylized hair raised arm positioned carved barrel tub decorative bands object central triangular cutout irregular shaped hole side surface displays areas darker brown lighter gray mottled black.